“Madrasah students have definitely changed…” is what crossed my mind as I sat through the talk given by Mr Gerald Kong from the ACCIRD about Christianity and Catholicism to students at Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah this morning. Unlike madrasah students of the past, these students are unafraid and unapologetic about asking the difficult questions and are much more critical of what is presented to them.
Some questions include what is the nature of the Pope in Christianity andthe problem of papal succession, another student asked if Jesus truly is God then why does he need to sacrifice himself as the Son to bring about salvation and why was it done in such a violent manner. Aside from theological questions there were some who were curious about how Christians and Muslims can work together to combat extremism and bigotry, in short it was a riveting Q&A session.
Hopefully the Madrasahs and schools will continue to engage us in bringing such talks to their students in the future, looks like we can expect more exciting times ahead…
Source: Harmony Centre
