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Changing Our Mind

Posted on 22 March 2010 by Peter Young

In the PPP ‘The New Voice of Malaysian NGOs’, it was stated that the Sultan of Selangor had agreed to officiate at the inaugural ceremony of PERKASA in March 2010.  The article on the front page of the Sun on Friday, 19th March 2010, brings us up to date on…

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Good Morning Dad!

Posted on 14 March 2010 by Peter Young

9“This, then, is how you should pray: ” ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11Give us today our daily bread. 12Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13And lead us…

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The New Voice of Malaysian NGOs

Posted on 08 March 2010 by Peter Young

I looked up the word ‘PERKASA’ in my dictionary and obeyed its instructions – ‘adj see gagah’.  The word gagah is an adjective meaning : gallant, brave, chivalrous, manly, strong.  Why did I want to find the meaning of the word ‘PERKASA’?  It was because I had just read INSIGHT…

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Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!

Posted on 01 March 2010 by Peter Young

On 1 March 2010, we welcome the beginning of both the 3rd month of the year and also the third year of Peter’s Pithy Pointers. Therefore, on a more personal note, I would like to share with you another project that I will be undertaking in the days ahead, in…

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New Record Broken

Posted on 23 February 2010 by Peter Young

On February 18th, 2010, the public were informed that, nine days earlier, 3 Muslim women were caned, having been found guilty under Section 23 (2) of Federal Territory Syariah Criminal Offences Act 1997 (for sexual intercourse out of wedlock). This is the first time that women have been caned in…

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Pakatan Rakyat (PR) – Perform Or Perish

Posted on 18 February 2010 by Peter Young

The latest edition of Aliran has an interesting article on the Opposition Coalition. It praises PR for their good governance, for their contribution to Parliament and for winning 5 out of the 7 by-elections – all this in spite of UMNO’s efforts to destabilise and destroy PR. However, there is…

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Model Sentence – Comma, February 8 2010

Posted on 08 February 2010 by Peter Young

Kartika, a part-time model, pleaded guilty to consuming beer at the Cherating Bar Lounge of the Legend Hotel at 11.40pm on 11th July 2009. On 20th July, the Kuantan Syariah High Court fined her RM5,000 and ordered her to be given six strokes of the rotan. She has already paid…

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Religious Freedom in Malaysia

Posted on 01 February 2010 by Peter Young

The Sun, Wednesday January 27th 2010: ‘Religious freedom, tolerance, peace and fairness – values which Malaysians hold dear – remain the bedrock of the country despite the recent vandalism of churches and other places of worship, says the Prime Minister.’ Whilst agreeing with such a noble statement, we have to…

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The Interests Of Others

Posted on 25 January 2010 by Peter Young

Anas Zubedy shares with us his understanding of Muslims and Christians within Peninsula regarding the use of the word Allah. I have sought to summarise part of his article by creating four headings. The views expressed under each heading are extracts from the author’s article. THE CHRISTIAN POSITION We Muslims…

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Principle Or Sensitivity

Posted on 18 January 2010 by Peter Young

Minister in the Prime Minister’s department, Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Hamid was quoted as saying in The Borneo Post of Friday, January 15th 2010: ‘Christians in the Peninsula should recognise that using “Allah” in their worship and publications was sensitive to Muslims and that this was not an issue…

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Allah

Posted on 11 January 2010 by Peter Young

‘The High Court has ruled that the Catholic weekly The Herald can use the word “Allah” in its articles to propagate Christianity among its followers. Judge Datuk Lau Bee Lan said the use of the word was constitutional as long as the periodical was confined to educate the followers of…

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Pithy Pointers for 2010

Posted on 04 January 2010 by Peter Young

As we think of New Year resolutions, may the Lord use one or more of these Pithy Pointers to radically change our thinking and behaviour in 2010. We are mirrors of God, created to reflect Him. (Ernesto Cardenal)   Love Him totally who gave Himself for your love (Clare of…

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