Be Aware of Groundless Discrimination

Be Aware of Groundless Discrimination

Recently in Singapore, a group of fundamental Xtians coordinated a cunning takeover of a women’s rights group called AWARE (if the leaked emails of their ploy are true). These new Exco members claim that AWARE promotes lesbianism, when it merely does its bit to speak up against lesbians being ostracised, among speaking up for many other general and heterosexual women’s issues. It is extremely foolish that these new members are trying to seize control of a secular organisation with such high-handed ways - because they are ‘accidentally’ highlighting their condemnation of those with different sexuality, which forces the many more tolerant ones to speak up against them. This interestingly speeds up the process of weeding out such narrow fundamentalist thinking in Singapore, where there is increased acceptance of gays.

The government and press have already indicated that their pro-inclusive stance. The Ministry of Education too had said AWARE’s sex awareness programs in schools are sound (http://theonlinecitizen.com/2009/04/moe-replies-to-questions-about-awares-cse-programme). The anti-gay exco are in boiling hot soup that is hard to get out of - because it will look foolish both ways - to press on their agenda or to quit. Well, that’s just bad karma - really. May they repent soon. May their gay family members and friends, if there are any, forgive and not ostracise them.

The ‘mentor’ of the takeover ‘hinted’ that sexuality can be changed. Now, that’s another foolish notion. If sexuality can be changed so easily, why don’t she try changing to be a homosexual for a while, before changing back? She will realise it is near impossible - at least, in a single lifetime - due to the force of habit. Buddhists are generally accepting of all sexualities, but practise to eventually transcend all sexual fixations. Scientists have already ruled sexual tendencies to be in place at birth, and that it is not a physical or mental disorder while Buddhists would see excess attachment or aversion to any sexual fixation as being ‘right’ as a spiritual disorder. Any discrimination against homosexuality is thus personal, even if on ‘religious’ ground. What the ‘mentor’ and company are doing is creating unneeded discrimination against Xtians and their own church. Foolish indeed.


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