SYBAS MY PROTESTING MUSLIM BROTHERS......BUT THE CULPRITS ARE.....

I have always, and will continue to participate at protest rallies as it is our constitutional right to assemble peacefully for a cause. In all our protests from BERSIH to last years NO TO ISA RALLY, we never retaliated by destroying property despite being tear-gassed and drenched with an extra potent chemical bath.

I take my hats off to my Muslim friends who demonstrated peacefully after Friday prayers. It is their right to protest it must be realised that they did not protest against the Court decision. There were no seditious incantations and they dispersed peacefully when told to do so. The situation was volatile, but good sense amongst my Muslim brethren carried the day. Until my Muslim friends are convinced by their religious authorities that it is OK for non Muslims to use Allah, they will continue to protest. It is their right to protest but not their right to fire-bomb places of worship. But my Muslim brothers who gathered at mosques did no such thing! Good sense snuffed up the incendiary sentiments fanned by some bigots. We have these on both sides.

On the flip-side there were CULPRITS who spread rumours about more bombings and about rampaging crowd damaging cars that displayed rosaries and religious artifacts in their car. SMS of this nature had a field day. Only two friends thought they would do me a favor by informing me of this Bangsar episode. Most friends do no send me these as they know that I would reply with a stinging rejoinder unless they have proof of such transgressions. Until we have substantive reports backed by facts and police reports, it remains a rumour. Except for those who spread such rumors it is heartening to read Nicholas Lim’s letter to Malaysiakini:

 I was at the church that was burned in Desa Melawati this afternoon. There was a crowd there consisting mostly of church members and their pastor. What struck me was that there was no outward show of anger, no hysterical chanting of retaliation or any other negative actions.

Instead I find that those who were there feel only sadness that such thing can happen in our beloved country. During the interview with Tourism Minister Ng Yen Yen, the church's pastor said something like 'we forgive them...'.

It nearly brought tears to my eyes. His beloved church has be burned to the ground... but instead of stirring up the emotions of his flocks, he appeal for calm and ask all to forgive those who had done the damage.

This is what I called 'the true teaching'. By the way, I am not a Christian. I am a student of the Buddha. Buddha taught us the same thing.

 Marina Mahathir gives her take HERE

PAS President Hadi visits church HERE

This is the Malaysia we cherish warts and all…..SO……..

I am happy that nobody amongst the protesters were arrested although there was a threat by the Home Minister that he would put people away under the ISA. Should it have happened I would continue to stand by anyone arrested under the ISA because it is not a just law. Should anyone of the bombers be charged they should not be charged under the ISA either! Should they be charged under the ISA, I will stand by them! Its a promise.