by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 23, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Human Rights, World Issues
Jesus’s Kingdom is not of this world (John 18:36). This means that often, Christians have little political leverage. Consider the case of Mr. Abdul Rahman. An Afghan man is being prosecuted in a Kabul court and could be sentenced to death on a charge of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 24, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Ethics, World Issues
I remember my mum hinting that my beloved Teochew nanny may have lost her daughter in very tragic circumstances. Sons were prized in China. Daughters were not. Apparently, when her daughter was born, they tore her from her mother’s arms and threw the new born...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 5, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Justice, World Issues
Last night (January 3rd 2006) my sons and I may have broken the law. [In Malaysia I believe all assemblies of more than three people need a permit from the police.] We took part in a candlelight vigil called by the Malaysian Consultative Council of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 26, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Violence, World Issues
Ev’rywhere I hear the sound of marching, charging feet, boy ’cause summer’s here and the time is right for fighting in the street, boy? [‘Street Fighting Man’ Rolling Stones] “Sometimes my life just don’t make sense at all And...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 8, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Justice, World Issues
“That’s what you get for lovin’ me That’s what you get for lovin’ me Ev’ry thing you had is gone As you can see That’s what you get for lovin’ me.? [That’s What You Get for Loving Me Gordon Lightfoot] “Be...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 1, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Governance, World Issues
How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man? Yes, ‘n’ how many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, ‘n’ how many times must the cannon balls fly Before they’re forever banned? The answer, my...
