The need for Himpun is a single which baffles a Malaysian Christians. Numbering just 10% of a electorate, Christians have turn a common victims for UMNO to shock their own grassroot await in to voting them in.
A tactic which has been over-deployed in many an choosing before, though this time around, prepared Malays don't appear to have depressed for it as shown by a 5,000-odd people who incited up during a Shah Alam stadium where a Gathering of One Million Muslims was due to have been held. And even then, a single can question a sincerity of a throng which incited up as a little university students have already posted upon Facebook which they were told to attend by UMNO advisors. Indeed, for many, it was a case of force-volunteerism. Nothing compared to a superfluous suggestion which enveloped a July 9 Bersih convene for choosing reforms.
Dirty strategy do not nonsense with Malaysians
So what was a genuine ground during a back of Himpun? Apart from governing body as well as a desperate UMNO wanting to shore up a support, this time it seems which Himpun was specifically orchestrated to seduce PAS in to a wedlock with UMNO, with a Christian community a bait or bridal gift so to speak! But PA! S part of s by as well as large rejected such an unprincipled action, which is essentially discordant to a teachings of Islam. This is because a audience was poor - a agenda failed to jelly with normal Malaysians, which Umno appears to have lost additionally includes Malays.
The Himpun convene was additionally shunned by a Pakatan Rakyat led by Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim, who had said there was no! threat of Christianization in a country, hence, there was no reason to await a demonstration. Other Muslim leaders additionally warned which a organisers of a entertainment may have distant motives. They pointed to how a Najib administration department had non-stop a doors far-reaching for Himpun to get a military permit, as well as sort out all a red-tape involving a various federal government agencies in super-quick time.
After a event, Prime Minister Najib Razak even came out to contend which Bersih 2.0 could had been similar to Himpun, non-violent as well as non confrontational. What Najib failed to mention was which his administration department had gone upon a month-long demonisation debate opposite a Bersih 2.0 convene as well as yet could not douse a ardour of Malaysians for change. But Himpun's burning intentions which drew annoy from Christians across a country were immune away.
Himpun's avowal which dissenting view between Muslims is rampart has additionally been proven to be false. In fact, Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa from a Islamic Renaissance Front has come brazen to contend which based upon a race census released by Statistics Department, there has not been a single Malay modify or apostate. So where did Himpun pluck a 250,000 apostates number from? Is this not a serious accusation? To many, Himpun similar to Ibrahim Ali is guilty of sedition, though again Najib would tighten an eye.
Muslims themselves cannot be converted, though they can modify alternative faiths to Islam
Many non-Muslims contend it should be a alternative religions which should convene opposite a conversion of their family towards Islam, though we see few displays of public as well as rash emotionalism from them. Muslims in Malaysia have been already protected by a law of a land as well as a federal constitution. They have been safe-guarded opposite any attempt of conversion by alternative religions, though a alternative religions have been not. So there is positively no basement f! or Himpu n's call or rally, alternative than mischief as well as domestic skullduggery.
The more a sequence of events is examined as well as scrutinised - from a unruly as well as sudden raid by Jais in to a premises of a Damasara Utama Methodist Church to a vag! ue accus ations of proselytization as well as a lack of transparent evidence despite a raid being videotaped - reeks of a 'gameplan'. The PAS avowal which Himpun was merely to force them in to an un-holy wedlock of sorts with UMNO positively holds water.
Until when will UMNO fool around a eremite card in order to win over votes? Do they not realize which it is a dangerous game to array Malaysian opposite Malaysian - to beget hatred towards a fellow adult upon a basement of differences in religion? Is UMNO meditative of pitting Muslims opposite a infancy Christians residing in Sarawak as well as Sabah too?
Christians watch a Umno antics though they have been not amused
Christians in Sabah as well as Sarawak can only shake up their heads in dishonesty during a stupid thought which Muslims can be pitted opposite them. For East Malaysians, sacrament is a personal make a difference best resolved between a individual as well as his Creator.
Politics is a human invention as well as generally does not aspire to a eminent concepts of religion. In fact, it is a tenets of sacrament which should drive a control of politics. The call for understanding, tolerance, mercy, adore as well as brotherhood have been concept to any religion. Yet, because do we not see this in a groups tranquil as well as manipulated by Umno in a Semenanjung or peninsula?
Has governing body in Malaysia as well as generally UMNO been driven to a point of desperation which they have been peaceful to sacrifice a nation's peace as well as harmony just to sojourn in government? Is this what Najib meant when he called upon UMNO to urge a in front of during all costs? If this is a notion as well as thought inside of a UMNO ranks, then! it is h igh time Malaysians themselves convene to demand upon being authorised to be Malaysian as well as to malign any attempt during segregation along eremite or racial lines.
Malaysia Chronicle
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