Malay language daily Sinar Harian today apologised for publishing an information text box accusing the ‘Christian movement’ of, among others, permitting prostitution and encouraging free mingling between the sexes.
What people says:
1M – If an insult of half the magnitude is to be done on them, I bet they will come out in groups all over the country shouting “Don’t test our patience” or “Don’t take our silence as timidity” or “Balik Cxxx” and so forth. Imagine you call them prosxxxxxx … I dare not think what will be the outcome. But when they do the same to others, they just have to apologoize the following day on page 8. Those Christian ministers in Najib’s cabinet should say something, they should not keep silent while watching their fellow brothers and sisters being intimidated and insulted like this.
DannyLoHH – Recalling the recent blunder committed by the Star, where we see bigots burning newspaper in the name of defending Islam, it shows character that I have yet to see Christians going out onto the street shouting bloodshed and arson over Sinar Harian malicious slanders. What is done by Sinar Harian is many times worse than the editorial error of the Star, but the Christians do not react in the same manner, not yet. And I pray that the Christians would keep their level headedness. The apology from Sinar Harian is not sincere enough. Especially, when the apology is buried in page 8, considering the scale and the viciousness of the malice against the Christians in the slander. If Sinar Harian is sincere in apologizing, they should publish the apology on their front page, not buried it deep in page 8.
Ferdtan – Sinar Harian is playing guerrilla tactics: ambush and then run. To apologise saying that it is an error and putting the apology in page 8 is certainly not sincere. Minister of Home Affairs,Hishammuddin Hussein who had been so quick to draw his gun at issues like the recent ‘The Star’s food supplement’ and the cow’s head demonstration seems to lose his tongue once again at a such a convenient time.So who is next in line to take potshots to ‘ambush and run’ at the convenient target: the minority group of Christianity faith.This type of propaganda is akin to telling deliberate repeated lies enough times and audacious enough will be believed by the masses.Joseph Goebbels of Nazi Germany would be proud of such tactics.
Chicharito-I used to read Sinar Harian when it was 1st launched as its coverage in politics was beyond the norms of Berita Harian or Utusan. Now, not anymore. If you need newspaper to wrap that nasi lemak or to cover your fruits in the ochard farm from bats or other pest, then I suggest u use the useless Sinar Harian………
Anonymous-Anything of religion can not be published without extensive research and cross-check of facts first. It is damn unethical to write something that have wide circulation. Having said something that is false and then say sorry is not good enough for the media industry. I just lose faith in any local main stream media reporting anything. The way that they are behaving, none of us should read and watch them.
mohd-The problem with people who thinks other people are stupid…these kind of idiots are all over the world…people who said and do something that hurt sensitivity of other people’s religion and then quickly apologize saying that that’s not what they mean (if they even apologize while some even refused to do so). It has been rampant in the west and this disease has already embodied in the our culture now.
NX-Sinar Harian, the christians are not easily offended by all the stupidity that is churned out by media like you, Utusan and other ignorant muslim NGO’s. We know our Faith, we know our GOD and we know WHOM we believeth and WHO paid the price of our sins at the CROSS and WHO ressurrected on the third day. My advice is read the bible with a open mind and ,most important ask GOD to reveal himself to you i.e if you truly want to know.
Anonymous_3e06- Tomorrow you will write something and apology the following day. Christians know what they teach and what they practice. They do not need this rubbish of a paper whose writers do not have the professionalism to do their research and interview the christians to find out what they believe and what they practice as follows of Jesus. They christians will never do that to our Muslim brothers ans sister and believe. That is the basic teaching of Jesus LOVE
dood – We are all awaiting Hishammuddin’s response to the apology and will expect no less (to be fair, of course) that he tell Sinar Harian that the apology is “not enough”, more needs to be done and that Christians are angry and upset over it. We are also awaiting Perkasa’s response and expect them to be burning copies of Sinar Harian and handing over memorandums to the newspaper’s representatives.
Argonist – Well, it is up to the Christian organisations to collectively sue the newspapers for the abject lies and filth denigrating them. An apology should not be accepted and if the government Minister says it is not getting involved as it would be infringing upon the free speech right of the Muslim newspapers, I suggest the Christian newspapers or magazines reply to this onslaught with a rebuttal that clearly specifies the vile nature of the the Editors religious beliefs and practices !!
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