Comments on: When You Do Not Respect My Religion http://www.petertan.com/blog/2009/07/10/when-you-do-not-respect-my-religion/ Living One Day At A Time Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:31:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ex penang boy http://www.petertan.com/blog/2009/07/10/when-you-do-not-respect-my-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-24101 ex penang boy Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:13:39 +0000 http://www.petertan.com/blog/?p=1280#comment-24101 When there are differences of opinion, the final denominator always boils down to race and religion. Which is why there should be mutual respect and sensitivity for a person's race and religion. I grew up in Malaysia at a time when a person's race or religion did not matter.We were/are all good buddies.I am saddened that nowadays race and religion are always brought up whenever there are unresolved issues.For me,I don't see a person for his colour,religion or the clothes he wears but if he has a good heart. When there are differences of opinion, the final denominator always boils down to race and religion. Which is why there should be mutual respect and sensitivity for a person’s race and religion. I grew up in Malaysia at a time when a person’s race or religion did not matter.We were/are all good buddies.I am saddened that nowadays race and religion are always brought up whenever there are unresolved issues.For me,I don’t see a person for his colour,religion or the clothes he wears but if he has a good heart.

]]> By: menj http://www.petertan.com/blog/2009/07/10/when-you-do-not-respect-my-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-24100 menj Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:03:45 +0000 http://www.petertan.com/blog/?p=1280#comment-24100 Perhaps it was sacrilegious to you, the same way the publication of the Danish blasphemy cartoons on the Prophet Muhammad (P) was to us Muslims, and I can certainly sympathize with that. But that is still not sufficient cause for the outrage that I see currently among Catholics, to the extent of a police report. Why is the wafer the only focus of this whole ruckus and nothing is mentioned about the positive remarks in the said article? <strong>Peter: Just imagine serving pork in your place of worship. Enough said.</strong> Perhaps it was sacrilegious to you, the same way the publication of the Danish blasphemy cartoons on the Prophet Muhammad (P) was to us Muslims, and I can certainly sympathize with that. But that is still not sufficient cause for the outrage that I see currently among Catholics, to the extent of a police report. Why is the wafer the only focus of this whole ruckus and nothing is mentioned about the positive remarks in the said article?

Peter:
Just imagine serving pork in your place of worship. Enough said.

]]> By: ex penang boy http://www.petertan.com/blog/2009/07/10/when-you-do-not-respect-my-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-24099 ex penang boy Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:54:00 +0000 http://www.petertan.com/blog/?p=1280#comment-24099 What would have happened if a person from another faith clandestinely went into a mosque with shoes on and started blaspheming the religion?What would be the reaction be like? That he was only an investigative reporter and that it was alright that he did something sacrilegious because his final report was OK? If a person can be easily swayed by overzealous evangelists then I think he needs to relook the strength of his faith. I know who I am,my purpose in life and no one especially evangelists can sway me to change my course. I just tell them to go fly a kite or give me a million bucks and I'll consider! What would have happened if a person from another faith clandestinely went into a mosque with shoes on and started blaspheming the religion?What would be the reaction be like? That he was only an investigative reporter and that it was alright that he did something sacrilegious because his final report was OK?
If a person can be easily swayed by overzealous evangelists then I think he needs to relook the strength of his faith.
I know who I am,my purpose in life and no one especially evangelists can sway me to change my course. I just tell them to go fly a kite or give me a million bucks and I’ll consider!

]]> By: menj http://www.petertan.com/blog/2009/07/10/when-you-do-not-respect-my-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-24098 menj Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:03:43 +0000 http://www.petertan.com/blog/?p=1280#comment-24098 I have already <a href="http://www.ibnjuferi.com/my-take-on-the-al-islam-versus-catholic-church-issue/" rel="nofollow">said my piece</a>, I don't think I would need to repeat myself. I understand that the picture of the wafer may be sacrilegious to Catholics, but apart from that I really don't see what the fuss is about. They were just doing their job and overall the story they wrote was positive about the Christian faith. I'll bet that many of you who are bitching about this probably have not read it from the first sentence to the end. - MENJ <strong>Peter: Defiling the Holy Communion is not insult enough to the Roman Catholics? If only you had taken the time to understand how much that rite means to us.</strong> I have already said my piece, I don’t think I would need to repeat myself. I understand that the picture of the wafer may be sacrilegious to Catholics, but apart from that I really don’t see what the fuss is about. They were just doing their job and overall the story they wrote was positive about the Christian faith. I’ll bet that many of you who are bitching about this probably have not read it from the first sentence to the end.

- MENJ

Peter:
Defiling the Holy Communion is not insult enough to the Roman Catholics? If only you had taken the time to understand how much that rite means to us.

]]> By: Bob http://www.petertan.com/blog/2009/07/10/when-you-do-not-respect-my-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-24091 Bob Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:20:21 +0000 http://www.petertan.com/blog/?p=1280#comment-24091 My 2 cents. Give them the benefit of the doubt. I dont think they realized what they were doing. They were not aware of the significance of the "wafer". Probably thot that it is like the nuts given out by Hindu's during their festival days, or mandarin's during CNY. They were just doin their job of getting a story for their magazine. Now if enough people make noise, they may then sell-out the who run, and call for a large print-run. Just ignore them, and let them suffer economic losses. I am asking that everyone literally turns the other cheek. My 2 cents. Give them the benefit of the doubt. I dont think they realized what they were doing. They were not aware of the significance of the “wafer”. Probably thot that it is like the nuts given out by Hindu’s during their festival days, or mandarin’s during CNY.

They were just doin their job of getting a story for their magazine. Now if enough people make noise, they may then sell-out the who run, and call for a large print-run. Just ignore them, and let them suffer economic losses. I am asking that everyone literally turns the other cheek.

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