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  • Taman Medan Church Pastor Forgives Protestors

    Taman Medan Church Pastor Forgives Protestors

    Overwhelmed by support for his church, the senior pastor of Taman Medan’s Community of Praise Petaling Jaya church Pastor Paul Packianathan choked back tears as he thanked Malaysians for standing in solidarity with the congregation and said the church had forgiven protesters who demanded the removal of the cross displayed on the outside of the building.

    Speaking after the Sunday service today, he said the church had forgiven the protestors who staged a demonstration outside the church last Sunday.

    “That’s what my Jesus taught me. On the cross, Jesus said forgive them father for they do not know what they are doing. We do not hold any grudge.We pray for forgiveness for all. That is why we forgive them.

    “If they are here I will hug them now,” he said.

    Also present was his wife Victoria, who is also a pastor, members of the congregation, and other members of the public.

    Victoria had been the pastor in charge last Sunday when a group of 50 Muslim residents from the Taman Medan community protested in front of the shoplot where the house of worship was located and demanded that the cross affixed to the building facade to be taken down.

    They said the cross was a challenge to Islam and would sway the faith of youth in the area.

    The church, however, has not decided if it will return the cross back to its place on the building.

    “We are waiting the Lord to direct us what we should do next,” Paul said, when asked if the church’s leadership would put up the cross again.

    Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali earlier this week said the church should put back the cross on the building’s facade, as there was nothing wrong in doing so as it was the symbol of Christianity.

    Paul today thanked Azmin, and also Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, for speaking up to defend the church on the matter.

    The pastor said removing the cross from the building had been the “right thing” to do at the time of the protest.

    “Last week at this time she conducted the service. The worship cannot be stopped no matter what. But she also had to consider the safety of everybody,” he said, referring to Pastor Victoria.

    “I fully support her decision to take down the cross at the time. Being a keyboard warrior is easy as you did not experience what happened,” Paul added, referring to those who had criticised the move to take off the cross last Sunday.

    The pastor also defended one of the protestors, an Umno branch chief Datuk Abdullah Abu Bakar, and said news and photos circulating of him being in a casino was “wrong”.

    “That is character assassination. It’s very, very wrong. What does it have to do with any of this?

    “The news also said he was very ‘angry’ when he was here. There was no such thing. Pastor Victoria mentioned everything in a police report she lodged recently,” Paul said.

    Abdullah, the elder brother of Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar, had told the media subsequently that he had been at the protest to help keep the situation calm.

    Police are now investigating the demonstration, and have interviewed several protestors, including Abdullah.

    Khalid, who at first cleared the demonstrators of any wrong, has since said that he will not interfere if action is taken against his brother.

    Najib in a statement on April 21, said the Cabinet had directed the police to investigate the protest and warned, that action could be taken under the Sedition Act or other existing laws.

    The Selangor government has also clarified that churches do not need permits to hold worship services in shop lots or commercial properties, and that only a notification of their activities to the state’s Council on Non-Islam Affairs, was required.

     

    Source: www.themalaysianinsider.com

  • Arnold’s Fried Chicken: Cutlery, Plates And Utensils Used By Filipino Was Disposed Of

    Arnold’s Fried Chicken: Cutlery, Plates And Utensils Used By Filipino Was Disposed Of

    It has come to our attention that a post has been circulating on social media which shows a customer having a meal together with something that is not on our menu. With regards to this incident, we would like to officially state that we do not condone such actions and that the manager on duty did actually do what was required to rectify the matter.

    On 25 April 2015, a customer brought in her own food into our premises without our knowledge despite signs stating that no outside food and drinks are allowed within the restaurant premise. The manager on duty who was informed of this then approached the customer in question to inform her that outside food and drinks are strictly not allowed in the restaurant. He then provided her with a paper bag to pack her food and told her that it is to be kept away. After which, the manager then monitored them from the counter.

    After the lady in the photo and her family was done with their meal we cleared the table and disposed of all the utensils, plates and cutlery used at that table as per protocol for such occurrences.

    Rest assured that we maintain a very stringent view towards having no outside food and drinks in our restaurant and our customers are generally very understanding, considerate and well informed on our restaurant etiquette.

    Moving forward, we will practice more vigilance to make sure that such things do not happen again. We offer our sincerest apologies to all our customers for the anxiety caused. We seek your kind understanding and grace towards this issue.

    Thank you.

     

    Source: Arnold’s Fried Chicken (S) Pte Ld

  • Outrage As Filipino Eats Hotdog At Halal Arnold’s

    Outrage As Filipino Eats Hotdog At Halal Arnold’s

    A netizen, DjNiqzam DjNiqzam complained on facebook that he came across a Philipino lady eating her own hotdog at the Halal Arnold’s restaurant in Yishun on Saturday.

    The netizen had taken a photo of the woman eating there and shared it on the Arnold’s at Yishun Facebook page.

    He explained that the manager at the store, who was also a Philipino, did not do anything about the woman eating on the Arnolds plate.

    Understandably, netizens were not impressed. His post received close to 100 shares in half a day and many commented that this was not acceptable:

     DJNiqzam later also explained in further detail what the manager on duty did:

    “What i can say here is that, the philipino manager did not do a proper job in handling this matter cos he himself a Philipino and is Not a Muslim. He cant feel what we Muslims feel and futhermore this thing happen in a Halal restaurant! What he did is that, he took an oil strainer paper and pass it to the lady to place the hotdog on it since it cannot be place on the plate! WHAT??!! When i raised my voice towards them then they packed the hotdog back into their bag! My 2nd comment asking for some to share my post as to create awareness to others to show abit of respect towards Halal restaurant. What should not be done! Some may know and some may not.”

    Netizens commenting on the thread said that it is important to highlight issues such as this so that people know the rules and needs for Halal restaurants. However at least one person also noted that we shouldn’t be jumping to conclusions as it could actually be a halal hotdog:

      

    In response to the doubt about the meat used in the hotdog, DJNizqam said that it was still a concern:

    In fact, it seems he is right as according to the MUIS Halal certification terms and conditions at s2.1, doubtful food items cannot be brought onto a Halal food premise at all:

    2.1 Doubtful and non halal products/raw materials must not be stored, used, sold or brought into the presmises applied for certification.

    What is still worrying is the way that the Arnold’s Manager handled the situation when they are also unlikely to know the meat used in the hotdog. Should managers in Halal certified eateries be better trained to know how to handle such situations?

     

    Source: www.therealsingapore.com

  • Masjid Al-Ansar Tersergam Indah Semula

    Masjid Al-Ansar Tersergam Indah Semula

    Penantian penduduk Bedok untuk menunaikan solat di dalam Masjid Al-Ansar baru berakhir hari ini dengan perasmian oleh Menteri Bertanggungjawab bagi Ehwal Masyarakat Islam, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim.

    Setelah hampir tiga tahun, masjid itu akhirnya dibuka kepada orang ramai sempena solat Jumaat hari ini.

    Masjid gah yang terletak di tapak bangunan lama di simpang antara Bedok North Avenue 1 dengan Chai Chee Street itu menjalani kerja pembinaan semula sejak September 2012.

    Keseluruhan bangunan masjid lama kecuali menara dirobohkan agar masjid serba baru dapat dibangunkan.

    Masjid itu pada mulanya dijangka siap dalam suku keempat tahun lalu namun ditangguhkan ke awal tahun ini disebabkan kerja meluaskan ruang besmen masjid untuk memuatkan lebih banyak kenderaan.

    Kos pembinaan masjid juga bertambah daripada $12.3 juta yang dijangka kepada $15.92 juta.

    Antara peningkatan yang dijalankan ke atas Masjid Al-Ansar termasuk peluasan ruang solat. Ia kini boleh menampung sehingga 4,500 jemaah berbanding 3,500 jemaah sebelum ini.

    Masjid itu turut dilengkapi kemudahan buat warga emas dan golongan kurang upaya seperti lif dan tanjakan.

    Bangunan sementara Masjid Al-Ansar, yang terletak di 161A Bedok North Avenue 1, mungkin dirobohkan bulan depan.

     

    Source: http://beritaharian.sg

  • Confessions Of A Minah Tudung: Disappointed At The Script For Beer Chugging Antics On Stage, Sadder That Muslim Friend Cheered Them On

    Confessions Of A Minah Tudung: Disappointed At The Script For Beer Chugging Antics On Stage, Sadder That Muslim Friend Cheered Them On

    Admin jangan marah saya nak luahkan perasaan sikit.

    Tak tenteram fikiran saya.  Satu malam tak boleh tidur dibuatnya.

    Semalam, saya dan another four of my girlfriends pergi tengok concert The Script at the Indoor Stadium. Kita dah lama kenal each other…sejak dari madrasah dulu. We all buat lain pekerjaan sekarang. Satu masih lagi studying in private uni – lets just call her M.

    Kita semua love sangat dengan The Script.   They are a mature band and their songs are full of meaning.  No contest between them and One Direction.

    Tapi yesterday our patience betul kena test.  Kata concert start at 8pm tapi the show start lambat. Kita tunggu punya tunggu punya tunggu, tak start jugak. I rasa the concert only eventually started around 930pm gitu. Apa tak darah up?!  Tapi kita sabar jugak. Amazingly, other people pun sabar jugak and were having fun among themselves.

    Only later they explained ada technical problem dengan he big screen.  Hai.

    Tapi tu bukan the worst part.

    Yang buat kita uncomfortable and disappointed ni, one-third through the show, they stopped to interact with the fans.

    Kalau interact je tak kisah lah kan…Tapi the singer, Danny (O’Donoghue), and the guitarist, Mark (Sheehan), ada macam drink-off competition. Diorang minum beer on stage one after another and urge the crowd cheer them on as they try to drink a whole bottle of beer without stopping. Subhanallah.

    People around us semua started to cheer and encourage them like it was the most fun thing to do.

    Me and my friends tak kena gaya because kita were very uncomfortable by their drinking. What they dd in their personal life is their choice. Tapi kalau they do it at a concert macam gini, it makes Muslimahs like me think twice about attending another concert, even though we love, love, love their music.

    Yang lebih mengelirukan, si M pun dengan ghairahnya pun ikut sama cheer diorang minum beer. Awkward sey…I coud feel the may stares we were getting from being this mostly-hijab clad group with another Malay girl boisterously cheering the drink-off.

    Tak tau lah if we’ll ever go to another concert again. Even if The Script comes back.

    But what’s bugging me now is, how do we tell M that kita tak senang dengan perangai dia?

     

    S is for The Script

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