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Dong Zong Menyemarakkan Jurang Kaum Lebih Meruncing

23 Dec 2019268 Views0

MACSA memandang dengan penuh kebimbangan tindakan Persekutuan Persatuan Lembaga Pengurus Sekolah Cina Malaysia (Dong Zong) menganjurkan kongres bagi membantah pengenalan pembelajaran Jawi di sekolah vernakular. Ini adalah satu tindakan yang mencabar usaha perpaduan nasional sehinggakan Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Tun Mahathir sendiri mengatakan, dalam laporan Berita Harian 20 Disember lalu, bahawa kongres sedemikian boleh mencetuskan kekacauan. Jawi yang bakal diajar untuk pelajaran Bahasa Melayu adalah sebanyak 3 halaman sahaja dan hanya bertujuan memberikan pengenalan kepada tulisan Jawi yang terdapat di lambang negara, setem dan matawang kita yang sudah pun digunapakai tidak kurang daripada 60 tahun. Bahkan Kementerian Pendidikan telah cukup berlembut dengan menyatakan bahawa pembelaja...

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Advocating Atheism Is Against The Constitution

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30 Nov 2017260 Views0

The right to freedom of expression, as protected under Article 10 of the Federal Constitution, is accompanied by both the implicit and legal responsibility to exercise that right responsibly and in ways that do not disrupt the peace and harmony of our Malaysian society. In a country like Malaysia, where all religious faiths coexist and are respected, the Atheist Republic movement has decided that it should be free to malign and dishonour these faiths in the name of freedom of expression. They are gravely mistaken. Atheism, unless they are willing to admit otherwise, is not a religion; it has no rituals, no obligations, no places of worship and no practices. It does not qualify for the protections afforded to religious communities. An Atheist can be an Atheist privately, and there is not...