Muslim perspective to the Aware saga?

Muslim perspective to the Aware saga?

If there's one aspect of the saga that has been missing from media coverage, it would be the Muslim viewpoint of the issue. Of course, the media and the government does not want to frame it as a religious issue, and they have good reasons to do so.

But one cannot deny that the new Aware team has a religious motivation to do what they do. Some have been discontented at the Christian view of the homosexual issue, as this is the main reason why the Aware team took action. But we must not forget that theirs is a view shared by most Christians in Singapore.

Face it, as much as we love the sinner, homosexuality is still a sin.

This belief alone has caused some bloggers and forumers to react negatively to the new Aware team, despite the fact being that its not just their beliefs that is the problem, but their approach to implementing it.

Furthermore, Christians are not the only ones who think that homosexuality is a sin. Even Muslims do, as well. But looking beyond both religions, even parents who are not religious would be concerned about the possibility that MOE teaches that homosexuality is normal. While MOE claimed that they have not received complaints so far from parents, perhaps it is due to ignorance of what the programme teaches.

In any case, my professor made a very good point: If it was a group of Muslims who orchestrated the takeover of Aware, would the government be as relaxed, and the public as nonchalant? Imagine this headline on the Straits Times: "Muslims oust Aware Old Guard". What would public reaction be?

This thought experiment points out the inherent bias present in Singapore society: are we more lenient towards Christian fundamentalists than Muslim fundamentalists? My professor said that some in the Muslim community are unhappy about this bias. But of course, that is his view.

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