Archives for June 2014

TODAY reported Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim saying that Singapore is a multiracial and secular society and those who want to express support for a cause or a choice of lifestyle should express it in a way that does not divide the community.

In the article, the Humanist Society (Singapore) was mentioned as one of the signatories of an online statement signed by several civil societies expressing worry that the LGBT issue has been portrayed as a conflict between religious versus secular values. This followed the Wear White campaign launched by an Islamic religious teacher as a protest against homosexuality.

http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/support-cause-should-not-divide-community-yaacob

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In a letter published in Today Voices (21st June 2014), Committee members Zheng Huifen and Tan Tatt Si argue why morality should be shaped by all, including the non-religious. In response to the Bishop of the Lutheran Church, Reverend Terry Kee’s comments on a recent Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) survey.

http://todayonline.com/voices/morality-should-be-shaped-all-spore

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Original letter submitted to the press:

MORALITY SHOULD BE SHAPED BY ALL IN S’PORE

The Institute of Policy Studies’ (IPS) recently published survey on Religious Harmony (Matthews, Khamsya & Teo, 2014) is a goldmine of information. The Humanist Society (Singapore) (HSS) welcomes the opportunity to discuss attitudes regarding beliefs and morality. [Read more…]