Stop all these inter-faith blasphemy

[LITTLEREDDOT]

Going by the offerings, the family is Taoist or Buddhist. They are praying that the souls of the twin boys will go to heaven or be reincarnated into a higher life.

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

Then these Islamic imam, Hindu priest, Christian pastor, and Catholic priest come and cause blasphemy to the god of the family.

Inter-faith prayer session held near canal where two boys were found dead​

A monk conducts prayers at the canal where the bodies were found on Jan 23, 2022. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

Hindu priests conduct prayers at the canal where the bodies were found on Jan 23, 2022. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

Prayers being conducted at the canal where the bodies were found on Jan 23, 2022. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

Samuel Devaraj

Jan 23, 2022

SINGAPORE - An inter-faith prayer session was held near a canal along Greenridge Crescent on Sunday morning (Jan 23), where two 11-year-old boys were found dead.
Representatives from six religious organisations - including Imam Mohd Idris from Al-Huda Mosque, Venerable Rui Zhen from Beeh Low See Temple and Father Francis Lim from the Church of St Ignatius - prayed near the large canal in Upper Bukit Timah where the bodies were found on Friday night.
About 20 residents and Ms Sim Ann, an MP for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, were also present.
During the opening of the session, she said: "Even if we do not know them personally, their untimely demise is heartbreaking, especially to those of us who are parents ourselves. It is an unthinkable loss.
"This is why, after consulting neighbourhood volunteers, we have decided to organise an inter-faith prayer session here - so that we may each, in our own way, wish peace upon the souls of the departed."
The father of the boys was arrested late on Saturday for his suspected involvement in their deaths.
He will be charged with murder on Monday.

Ms Sim told The Straits Times that following the incident, the constituency team has been looking at details of residents who have approached them for help to see if any household fits the description of what has been reported so far about the family.
The search has turned up nothing so far.

Residents at the playground in Greenridge Crescent on Jan 23, 2021.
She added that she had spoken to a few of the residents who attended the session.
"Our residents have felt immense shock and also grief at this case, especially as more details emerge.
"They also highlighted to me that they always feel safe living in this neighbourhood," she said, adding that some had asked whether the perception of the safety of the neighbourhood would be coloured by the tragedy.
"I assured the residents I would take up this issue with the police after the case has concluded."
Retiree Lee Kia Jian, 76, was one of the residents who turned up on Sunday morning.
He said: "I was very shocked when I learnt this happened in my neighbourhood.
"I came down to put a flower near the site and pay my respects."

 

[nightsafari]

What's wrong? I don't see anything wrong with it. My take is that those give a shit about the boys. Who gives a shit about the religions?

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

Some religions have jealous gods. If you believe in the god of that religion, you must not worship other gods or idols.
Allowing other deities and gods into the family is blasphemous to their god and all the good deeds on earth and prayers will be in vain.

 

[countryman]

Some religions have jealous gods. If you believe in the god of that religion, you must not worship other gods or idols.
Allowing other deities and gods into the family is blasphemous is their god and all the good deeds on earth and prayers will be in vain.

These gods must attend EQ classes, they must show empathy n magnanimity to others.. There shouldn't be jealousy among gods in Sinkapor cos Sinkapor is multi racial..All gods are same n equal!

 

[countryman]

Then these Islamic imam, Hindu priest, Christian pastor, and Catholic priest come and cause blasphemy to the god of the family.

Inter-faith prayer session held near canal where two boys were found dead​

A monk conducts prayers at the canal where the bodies were found on Jan 23, 2022. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

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Hindu priests conduct prayers at the canal where the bodies were found on Jan 23, 2022. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

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Prayers being conducted at the canal where the bodies were found on Jan 23, 2022. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

Samuel Devaraj

Jan 23, 2022

SINGAPORE - An inter-faith prayer session was held near a canal along Greenridge Crescent on Sunday morning (Jan 23), where two 11-year-old boys were found dead.
Representatives from six religious organisations - including Imam Mohd Idris from Al-Huda Mosque, Venerable Rui Zhen from Beeh Low See Temple and Father Francis Lim from the Church of St Ignatius - prayed near the large canal in Upper Bukit Timah where the bodies were found on Friday night.
About 20 residents and Ms Sim Ann, an MP for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, were also present.
During the opening of the session, she said: "Even if we do not know them personally, their untimely demise is heartbreaking, especially to those of us who are parents ourselves. It is an unthinkable loss.
"This is why, after consulting neighbourhood volunteers, we have decided to organise an inter-faith prayer session here - so that we may each, in our own way, wish peace upon the souls of the departed."
The father of the boys was arrested late on Saturday for his suspected involvement in their deaths.
He will be charged with murder on Monday.

Ms Sim told The Straits Times that following the incident, the constituency team has been looking at details of residents who have approached them for help to see if any household fits the description of what has been reported so far about the family.
The search has turned up nothing so far.

Residents at the playground in Greenridge Crescent on Jan 23, 2021.
She added that she had spoken to a few of the residents who attended the session.
"Our residents have felt immense shock and also grief at this case, especially as more details emerge.
"They also highlighted to me that they always feel safe living in this neighbourhood," she said, adding that some had asked whether the perception of the safety of the neighbourhood would be coloured by the tragedy.
"I assured the residents I would take up this issue with the police after the case has concluded."
Retiree Lee Kia Jian, 76, was one of the residents who turned up on Sunday morning.
He said: "I was very shocked when I learnt this happened in my neighbourhood.
"I came down to put a flower near the site and pay my respects."

Talking crap these residents! U mean after the death of the 2 boys, the area becomes a dangerous place? Suddenly that area infested with murderers n robbers?
Talking cock!

 

[sweetiepie]

Talking crap these residents! U mean after the death of the 2 boys, the area becomes a dangerous place? Suddenly that area infested with murderers n robbers?
Talking cock!

Imuho they were leefering to ghost

 

[blackmondy]

These religious activities are frankly unnecessary. What is needed is a seance to conjure up the spirits of the dead boys and ask them what the fuck actually happened. Whichever faith that can do that gets my thumbs-up.

 

[JohnTan]

Allowing other deities and gods into the family is blasphemous is their god and all the good deeds on earth and prayers will be in vain

All good deeds on earth and prayers are in vain if they are done to gain salvation. There's no need for "and..." like what you written.

People are saved by Grace or they are not saved. No ifs, no buts, no ands.

 

[laksaboy]

Nothing like a good ecumenical photo op to showcase religious harmony.

Sinkie peasants have truly learnt well from their PAP masters.

 

[blackmondy]

That needs to be substantial investment and scientific research in the afterlife and the retaining of one's spiritual essence after one is physically dead.

 

[JohnTan]

Nothing like a good ecumenical photo op to showcase religious harmony.

Sinkie peasants have truly learnt well from their PAP masters.

Thanks to the PAP, Singapore's probably one of the few places on earth where different religions can co-exist peacefully.

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

Thanks to the PAP, Singapore's probably one of the few places on earth where different religions can co-exist peacefully.

Co-existing peacefully is not the same as mixing the religions together, having inter-mingling and having inter-faith gatherings. The latter are all blasphemous to some, if not all, of the religions. The various religions were already co-existing peacefully in Singapore before all these inter-faith shit started taking place.

Singapore is probably the ONLY place where the government corrupts the various faiths as a way to maintain religious harmony.

 

[JohnTan]

Co-existing peacefully is not the same as mixing the religions together, having inter-mingling and having inter-faith gatherings. The latter are all blasphemous to some, if not all, of the religions.

That's incorrect. There's nothing in religious texts that says sharing a meal or coffee together with non-believers is wrong.

Singapore is probably the ONLY place where the government corrupts the various faiths as a way to maintain religious harmony.

It looks like your interpretation of religion is that to hate other religions is a sign of devotion to your own god.

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

The Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir rejects the concept of interfaith dialogue, stating that it is a western tool to enforce non-Islamic policies in the Islamic world.[130]

Many Traditionalist Catholics, not merely Sedevacantists or the Society of St. Pius X, are critical of interfaith dialogue as a harmful novelty arising after the Second Vatican Council, which is said to have altered the previous notion of the Catholic Church's supremacy over other religious groups or bodies, as well as demoted traditional practices associated with traditional Roman Catholicism. In addition, these Catholics contend that, for the sake of collegial peace, tolerance and mutual understanding, interreligious dialogue devalues the divinity of Jesus Christ and the revelation of the Triune God by placing Christianity on the same footing as other religions that worship other deities. Evangelical Christians also critical for dialogues with Catholics.

Religious sociologist Peter L. Berger argued that one can reject interfaith dialogue on moral grounds in certain cases. The example he gave was that of a dialogue with imams who legitimate ISIS, saying such discussions ought to be avoided so as not to legitimate a morally repugnant theology.[131]

In the case of Hinduism, it has been argued that the so-called interfaith "dialogue ... has [in fact] become the harbinger of violence. This is not because 'outsiders' have studied Hinduism or because the Hindu participants are religious 'fundamentalists' but because of the logical requirements of such a dialogue". With a detailed analysis of "two examples from Hinduism studies", S.N. Balagangadhara and Sarah Claerhout argue that, "in certain dialogical situations, the requirements of reason conflict with the requirements of morality".[132]

The theological foundations of interreligious dialogue have also been critiqued on the grounds that any interpretation of another faith tradition will be predicated on a particular cultural, historical and anthropological perspective[133]

Some critics of interfaith dialogue may not object to dialogue itself, but instead are critical of specific events claiming to carry on the dialogue. For example, the French Algerian prelate Pierre Claverie was at times critical of formal inter-religious conferences between Christians and Muslims which he felt remained too basic and surface-level. He shunned those meetings since he believed them to be generators of slogans and for the glossing over of theological differences.[134][135] However, he had such an excellent knowledge of Islam that the people of Oran called him "the Bishop of the Muslims" which was a title that must have pleased him since he had dreamed of establishing true dialogue among all believers irrespective of faith or creed. Claverie also believed that the Islamic faith was authentic in practice focusing on people rather than on theories.[134] He said that: "dialogue is a work to which we must return without pause: it alone lets us disarm the fanaticism; both our own and that of the other". He also said that "Islam knows how to be tolerant". In 1974 he joined a branch of Cimade which was a French NGO dedicated to aiding the oppressed and minorities.[136]

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

That's incorrect. There's nothing in religious texts that says sharing a meal or coffee together with non-believers is wrong.



It looks like your interpretation of religion is that to hate other religions is a sign of devotion to your own god.

Do not put words into Dot's mouth. Dot did not say "hate other religions". Dot said all religions can co-exist peacefully without having to inter-mingle and be subsumed into inter-faith blasphemy.

It looks like you are in favour of blaspheming all religions.

 

[JohnTan]

Do not put words into Dot's mouth. Dot did not say "hate other religions". Dot said all religions can co-exist peacefully without having to inter-mingle and be subsumed into inter-faith blasphemy.

It looks like you are in favour of blaspheming all religions.

Without intermingling, people won't know of other religions, and that is more likely to lead to religious riots or race-based riots fulled by religious elements. There's enough of such conflicts around our region today. Singapore has avoided all of those problems since the 1960s thanks to PAP's policy of getting the different races and religions in Singapore to intermingle.

 

[tanwahtiu]

What's wrong? I don't see anything wrong with it. My take is that those give a shit about the boys. Who gives a shit about the religions?

Religious are created by lazy people.... better to have no God country....得罪天上 whoever bully us... we see no God... bash back.... like in the opium trade war with BE.... instead of rely on God, China say If they have to offend God to save the country... just do it.... go ahead flood the evil BE and Europe country with Chinese home grown opium 报仇雪恨来了. No mercy.

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

Without intermingling, people won't know of other religions, and that is more likely to lead to religious riots or race-based riots fulled by religious elements. There's enough of such conflicts around our region today. Singapore has avoided all of those problems since the 1960s thanks to PAP's policy of getting the different races and religions in Singapore to intermingle.

This is a fallacy. The different religious groups in Singapore co-exist peacefully because of Singapore's tough Sedition Act 1948. That is religious peace for over 60 years.

Then the Singapore government took a wrong turn and start inter-faith nonsense.

You don't need inter-faith nonsense to maintain religious harmony.

 

[JohnTan]

This is a fallacy. The different religious groups in Singapore co-exist peacefully because of Singapore's tough Sedition Act 1948. That is religious peace for over 60 years.

Then the Singapore government took a wrong turn and start inter-faith nonsense.

You don't need inter-faith nonsense to maintain religious harmony.

It's a fallacy that religious harmony can be maintained by laws alone. Laws work when most people abide by them, and the people enforcing those laws actually believe in those laws. In religious theocracies, preachers often encourage their followers to disregard secular laws and follow religious laws.

Laws on sedition did not stop civil wars from breaking out in places like Sri Lanka, Iraq, Burma. Neither did they stop various communities in mudland and indon from now viewing each other with great suspicion.