by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 5, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, God, God’s Sovereignty, Loving Others, Malaysia, World Issues
Civil liberties groups, the Christian church and opposition politicians in Malaysia have accused the mainstream media of stoking religious tensions with a recent spate of reports alleging that some Christians are trying to convert Muslims. A human rights group,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 4, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Justice, Media, Movies & Television, World Issues
The coolest scene in the movie X-Men: First Class (2011) is when the U.S. and Russian navies try to destroy the mutants. We see this hail of missiles and shells arching towards the mutants (plus one human being). Some of the mutants had just saved humankind’s...
by Bernice Lee | May 6, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Fear, Governance, Life Issues, World Issues
I write this commentary with some measure of fear and trepidation. Fear that I will merely be adding to the cacophony as Singapore goes on the hustings. But a delicious kind of trepidation, if there can be such a thing, as I think through how I want to exercise my...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Governance, World Issues
Sometime this year or next, the 13th Malaysian general election will be called. I will then make plans to be in Petaling Jaya on voting day where I will vote in Kelana Jaya. I consider it my Christian duty. I have learnt however that many young Malaysians, Christians...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 18, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Governance, Malaysia, World Issues
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian churches yesterday said they have refused to collect about 35,000 Malay-language Bibles being held by the authorities at two Malaysians ports, after the government insisted on attaching conditions for their release. The government, which had...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 15, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Church, Gender, Leadership, World Issues
“Are women allowed to be leaders in this organization?” I knew I was being naughty but I did want to know. We were having a discussion on vocation and I had tried to make the point that both men and women should be encouraged to discover and pursue their...
