Hence, as a principle, public institutions or private organisations which receive public funding are not permitted to impose or advocate any religious belief or practice. This must remain the foundation of our inter-religious harmony.
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For those who followed the Ming Yi case closely, the Prosecutor (who is representing a public institution drawing public funding) had already breached this rule during the cross-examination in the court.
Let’s name a few schools with religious affiliation that benefits from public funding:
1. CHIJ Convent
2. Anglican High School
3. Catholic High School
4. Saint Joseph Institution.
I was from SAJC and i remember being forced to attend chapel every week…
Do pardon me for digressing.
SM Goh said that Singaporeans are becoming more religious.
Did he find out the reason for the phenomenon ?
I say it is because the People have lost all FAITH of his Government.
patriot
I was from St Patricks, which has also obtained public fundings and therefore is not permitted to impose or advocate any religious belief, but has forced me and many of my fellow classmates and school-mates to say the Catholic prayer every morning and forced us to go to the school chapel every Friday.
Didn’t SM Goh know about this all this while when he was the PM, and also now?
If not, then he should go and check it out, instead of enjoying life up in the ivory towers collecting $$$millions in salaries and bonuses every year, from tax payers’ money.
Talk is cheap but talking, as a supposedly responsible person, without checking what is actually happening on the ground is something else.
few years ago
i have a good friend
who just lived next door to catholic primary school or whatever
his family are stern buddhist from grandparents to grandsons
so he was thinkin
hey i placed my son in catholic school ley
just downstairs nia
no needs school buses as well
i ahem
not that i have a cough or h2n2virus
i asked him
to define the word
catholic
and even taught him
to google
catholic
he called up catholic school
asked them is there a class catholic prayer session everyday?
the catholic school tell him
you says ley?
so without a doubt
the poor bloke have to registered his son to peisan school in another nearby town…
I was in ACJC years ago… They had some religious stuff going on almost everyday.. but was never forced to participate in those events… which was good in my opinion..
Would be nice if we can have an Islamic Primary/Secondary/Junior College in Singapore.. With some limited Islamic Pratices.. Like maybe a different dress code.. No need to teach any Islamic subject.. Just 15 mins of Quran recitation everyday.. We can have one school for boys… and one for girls.. We can take non muslim students too.. It is optional for them to join these religious activities.. Definitely no force..