What if Richard Dawkins, in a public lecture in Singapore, had said exactly what Pastor Rony Tan had said about reincarnation, karma, and Buddhism? What if it made its rounds in cyberspace and YouTube? Would the Internal Security Department have given him a phone call? Would he have transgressed the The Maintenance of Religious Harmony [...]
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Pastor Rony Tan: towards a loving and respectful witness
The Ministry of Home Affairs issued the following statement to the press:
“The Internal Security Department (ISD) has called up Pastor Rony Tan of Lighthouse Evangelism (LE) today in connection with his comments and insinuations about Buddhism and Taoism at LE sessions. These sessions were video-recorded and made available on LE’s website; video clips of these [...]
Ming Yi: so human, so Singaporean
“A Buddhist monk for 25 years, former Ren Ci chief Ming Yi also achieved the Singapore dream of the five Cs. He had cash – at one stage, he had $570,000 in his personal bank account. He had credit cards – at least nine from various banks bore his real name of Goh Kah Heng. [...]
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