In Najib Razak Welcoming Speech, He welcomed Obama to our modern and progressive, Muslim Majority Nation Beautiful words that ring hollow like empty space. -How modern and progressive are we if freedoms here curbed at the whims of a government bent on preserving her political interests. -How modern and progressive are we when government policy is based on solely racial and religious consideration rather than fairness and equality. -How modern and progressive are we when every Human Rights Initiative is thrown aside merely because 1 section of religious opinion disagrees with it. Human Rights is not Western Values, all Rights from different civilizations come from the same sources like the earliest Hammurabi Code, but diverged & developed of social interaction and practical experience with societal problems. Religion has many good universal eternal values, however some practices are only appropriate for the social context of her particular time. It is more important to apply the spirit of religion than literally reading word for word individual peculiarities present in religion. Just like how honey, milk and 72 virgins is communicated to give the idea of heaven, but not heaven itself. Obama spoke today of how Malaysia cannot succeed unless equal opportunity given to non-Muslims A very embarrassing truth far from the reality of Najibs Modern and Progressive, Muslim Majority Nation. Today is also the 20th anniversary end of Apartheid in Africa. 27th April 1994. Perhaps its a sign, for Malaysian Spring, a nation guided by fairness, liberty and equality before the law, in opportunity, in protection.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 13:23:05 +0000
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