It's a Shame

Dedicated to my dear Malaysian friends who have to bear the shame caused by some quarters who still believe in "divide and conquer" situations.

Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. (Luke 23:34)

From The Star (http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/8/nation/20100108115637&sec=nation) :

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Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president and state Minister Datuk Seri Dr James Masing said the issue should not have been blown out of proportion.

“Politicians should stay out of this matter and leave it to the religious bodies of the respective religions to sit down and discuss a mutually acceptable way to resolve this,” he said.

Masing said Sarawak and Sabah do not have such controversies because people of all faiths and races were mature enough to accept each others’ beliefs.

Assistant state minister Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman, from the Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu, also stressed the need for common sense to prevail, saying that the state government has always practised tolerance and acceptance when it comes to handling issues of religious and racial nature.

Keadilan Sarawak chairman Baru Bian said the usage of the word Allah became blown out of context in the peninsula because of political meddling.

He said this was a non-issue in Sarawak despite the word being used widely by all religions in the state for so many decades.

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God bless.