For the love of GOD leave those children alone, let them make their own choices when they matured and grow up. Who are you to force religion on them. Even GOD never forced people to believe, GOD asked us to choose. GOD gave us this freedom. The goverment wants to take away these freedom.

Like the handling of P Marimuthu and his Muslim wife Raimah Bibi predicament. Maybe he thought the out of court settlement was good for Raimah Bibi’s overall interest as a mother.

It is however not in line with the position of many of us who desire the issue fought and determined in court. Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) director Ivy Josiah criticized the approach.

She felt Raimah Bibi’s decision could not be entirely free from “duress” of circumstances.

Karpal was not happy. Karpal said in a statement yesterday that there was no question of the settlement having been brought about under duress. He said Raimah Bibi confirmed the arrangement in open court.
“I am calling upon Ivy to withdraw her statement and apologise to the judge, the Selangor legal adviser, myself, Marimuthu and Raimah” Karpal said.

Why is Karpal doing this? Is it stress of conflict or what?

Uncle LKS, it will be good if you impart some of your wisdom to your comrade in arms.

Ivy Josiah and all of us are on the same side. We are the civil society fighting for a better Malaysia. Tell Karpal not to give veiled threats to those fighting on same side with pure heart. Karpal can argue his case but don’t threaten like that lah!

You remember one time you had “an issue” with Malaysiakini’s reporting on DAP affairs. You told it off. It rebutted you. All fair and square. You didn’t threaten & ask for apology with veiled threat. Advise Karpal don’t do that to Ivy.

This sickens me in the stomach how some people can sell their soul and dignity for such practical hypocrisy.

I have always been a second class citizen in Malaysia but lived life first class without having to convert for bumi privileges.

There is but one thing worse than being treated by others as second class – that is believing it yourself that you’re second class and hating your station in life for it.

I hope you young people out there will wear your chain of oppression with dignity pride and honour. It is small minds out there doing it to you. It cannot suppress you unless you yourself look down on yourself to play by their rules.

I hope Karpal, by doing what as a lawyer he is required to do, does not once again miss the opportunity of having the Appeals Court litigate on the matter of constitutional rights.

He missed the last time – when he did what was best for his client but not for the rest of us – which was to compromise.

This time it is the constitutional right of Gopal against that of his wife. Because as a Muslim she comes also within the jurisdiction of the syariah courts, she is more likely to prevail.

Is it not within the Syariah court’s authority to direct the “convert” to sort out her civil problems before offering her assistance in her new religion?

That way the dignity of both courts can be preserved.

Each time there is a call in the name of religions, many have perished ………

The only peaceful religion is the belief in NATURE. Nature is all gods combined. Why people invent an artificial being to control themselves ? Look around and you will witness the good efforts and resources wasted in the name of god.

what is the lame BN doing about this??!

In this case it is the partner doing it, and not the Government of Malaysia!

This is akin to changing the rules of the game midstream. Yes, I agree –
except that in this case it is initiated by the partner who no longer sees the relevance of the game to her,

Then there are cases of Buddhists and Hindus who converted to become Muslims for the wrong reason. The reason is wrong because the reason for the conversion has nothing to do with religion and certainly not the Muslim religion. The conversion is to acquire the privileged status of ‘bumiputra’ and ‘Muslim convert’ motivated only by earthly reasons and not by reasons not of this world! It is not as if two wrongs don’t make a right but imagine what it could do to family unity. Talking about apportioning blame!

What do you have to say to that?

It appears that as Malaysia prospered, the religious authorities have been given more manpower to enforce their laws.

Previously they used to snatch corpses but now even small children are being detained.

If you look at the poll on my blog, you will notice that the majority feel that the Muslim judges have not been doing their jobs properly in the secular courts.

Now it seems that the religious courts are calling the shots.