Photo gallery: Church of Our Savior

[Avantas]

On 25 April 2009, wayangparty.com sent 4 freelance reporters to attend an evening service of the Church of Our Savior (COOS) at Margaret Drive which has been put in the spotlight lately when 6 of its members appeared to have seized control of the leading female advocacy group in Singapore, AWARE via a well-hatched and organized “coup”.

The Church is housed in a three-level building which is at least 20 years old. While it looks ordinary and even shabby on the exterior, its interior is spacious, classy and well furnished with a 7,000 seater auditorium complete with a live band.

View the photo gallery here:

http://wayangparty.com/?p=8425

 

[scoopdreams]

excerpt from Wayang Party's article:

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Contrary to public perception, the Church is attended mostly by middle-aged and elderly Singaporeans, many of whom are circumspect about the controversy which COOS had embroiled in of late.


We bring you to COOS to see for yourselves that this is an ordinary Church attended by ordinary people in an ordinary HDB estate of Singapore and not some breeding ground for religious extremism.


Though Pastor Derek Hong of COOS had expressed his explicit support for the actions of new AWARE President Josie Lau and co, many members of COOS are not involved in the saga. They attend Church simply to learn more about the religion and not to advocate the Church’s stance on homosexuality.


Let us stayed focused on the crux of the issue and avoid dragging other innocent individuals into the picture.

Yes, these are your everyday regular church-goers, and should not be held accountable for the actions of the few.


WayangParty has provided a contrasting look at COOS in vis-a-vis certain attempts by others to brand COOS as a zealots-filled church, and I applaud their efforts.


Again, as what a lot of forward-thinking people have been rallying for - "Let us stay(ed)[gic] focused on the crux of the issue.", which is well encapsulated by Alan John's article.

 

[SamuelStalin]

On 25 April 2009, wayangparty.com sent 4 freelance reporters to attend an evening service of the Church of Our Savior (COOS) at Margaret Drive which has been put in the spotlight lately when 6 of its members appeared to have seized control of the leading female advocacy group in Singapore, AWARE via a well-hatched and organized “coup”.

The Church is housed in a three-level building which is at least 20 years old. While it looks ordinary and even shabby on the exterior, its interior is spacious, classy and well furnished with a 7,000 seater auditorium complete with a live band.

View the photo gallery here:

http://wayangparty.com/?p=8425

When would it just collapse?

 

[SamuelStalin]

Hope you die in the building.

Yes, these are your everyday regular church-goers, and should not be held accountable for the actions of the few.


WayangParty has provided a contrasting look at COOS in vis-a-vis certain attempts by others to brand COOS as a zealots-filled church, and I applaud their efforts.


Again, as what a lot of forward-thinking people have been rallying for - "Let us stay(ed)[gic] focused on the crux of the issue.", which is well encapsulated by Alan John's article.

 

[scoopdreams]

Is that the best you can do? Come on, more fire in your insults man! Get creative! Don't stick to the overused one-liners!