He regrets backing new exco in his sermon
SENIOR pastor of the Church Of Our Saviour Derek Hong has issued a public apology for using the pulpit to give backing to the Association of Women for Action and Research’s (Aware) executive committee in their dispute with the group’s previous leadership.
“My actions on the pulpit have aroused some tension in this saga,” he said, “I now stand corrected. I undertake to be more sensitive to similar situations in the future.”
Hackles were raised recently when he encouraged female churchgoers to “be engaged” and support Aware president Josie Lau and “her sisters” in the women advocacy group, in a weekend sermon posted on the church’s website.
Last Sunday, the pastor also invited his congregation to pray for Aware president Josie Lau and her husband, who stood next to Mr Hong on stage.
“I regret that this matter has caused concern and unhappiness,” said Mr Hong in a statement to the media.
He agreed with Dr John Chew, president of the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS), “that the pulpit should not have been used in this Aware saga”.
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re Dada,
you are right about the intensity Pastor Derek Hong is facing for his misconduct. to be fair, its not the norm for religious leaders to abuse his position of influence on that level. he has done something very wrong- to misuse the pulpit & stir religious intolerance.
in your opinion he has done nothing gravely wrong, its also your opinion he did “apologise”. the world as you see it, through tinted vision?
can i ask what will God do? oh wait, you can’t answer cos you are not God. realistically, there are judges & lawyers & law enforces who do not wait for God to take action. Judges do make decisions with moral implications, & so do parents, and they’re not God. so please do not make a fool of yourself using God’s name too casually.
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i do feel that humans err, more so when they are blindly devoted to an overwhelming single cause/believe with little of any others to act as a balance. when that happens, they are likely to follow a set of doctrine dogmatically even when there are facts pointing out the flaws in it, but it is often too late to reverse the intellectual hubris.
the way some defend blindly a person, not the bible or their God in this case, also shows attachment can be unhealthy if not dangerous. dangerous in the sense that its not what wrong is done, its who does it that determine what is right or wrong.
As as u can see, we are coming to understand how to be more FORGIVING,
If we want to.
Be Peacefull and live in Harmony, everything will turn out for the better.
So why put it inside your heart,
I know everyone can forgive and forget.
Love People , love the world, Love the people around you
do not forgive unconditionally, do not love blindly. surely the anti-gay camp doesn’t have much love, the Aware saga that spawn numerous threads is prove.
in their eyes neutral is pro, nothing but condemnation will do.
hey guys, hear the following regarding safe sex education.
http://www.mrbrownshow.com/2009/05/18/the-mrbrown-show-safe-sex-education/
hi Joel Low,
thanks for the link. good to lighten the mood.
^.^