Posted on 10 August 2009 by Peter Young
Three Iraqi Christians were murdered in Kirkuk on Sunday, 26th April 2009. A mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had their throats cut in their own home while a 17 year-old boy was shot dead in an attack on his home during which his brother and father were injured. The Muslim governor of…
Posted on 08 August 2009 by Goh Keat Peng
It is our hope as human beings that somehow in our fractured, tortured and mixed up world the negotiating table will eventually prove to be more potent and successful than instruments of destruction and violence.
Of all the extraordinary images we have been shown these past days was the enormous…
Posted on 04 August 2009 by Peter Young
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5: 16 -18, New International Version)
We need the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit in order to put these simple but profound instructions into practice in…
Posted on 04 August 2009 by Peter Young
Many individuals and organizations have commented on the fine of RM5, 000 and 6 strokes of the cane imposed on the model, Kartika, for consuming beer in public. We will consider just two of these opinions.
1) Menteri Besar, Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
The Menteri Besar has commended…
Posted on 03 August 2009 by Sivin Kit
Dear Bishops and Christian Church leaders,
Warmest Christian greetings in Christ Jesus from the CFM.
In recent days the Christian community in Malaysia has been truly appalled and saddened by the sudden death of Mr. Teoh Beng Hock in strange and unclear circumstances on the morning of 16 July.
The…
Posted on 01 August 2009 by Goh Keat Peng
The power to take away a human person’s freedom, to forcibly separate a person from loved ones and home, to keep him or her away from his or her caregivers and ready medical care, to keep him or her from business, livelihood, and gainful employment so that he or she…