tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post5411601259033618088..comments2024-03-28T23:42:23.455+08:00Comments on KTemoc Konsiders ........: About my Muslims mateysKTemochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09951253039042572381noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-76744373287435852272013-07-05T16:42:24.716+08:002013-07-05T16:42:24.716+08:00To put things in perspective, the amount of global...To put things in perspective, the amount of global warming CO2 generated by burning paper compared with our daily activities such as driving your car: <br /><br />1 litre of petrol generates 2.35 kg of CO2. If you use about RM200 of petrol a month that translates to about 100 litres which dumps 235 kg of CO2 into the atmosphere a month, or 2.8 tons of CO2 a year, just by driving your car. <br /><br />In the case of paper, roughly 3.3 kg CO2 is generated for every kg of paper. How much paper do you burn a year?<br /><br />My point is, whatever the demerits of joss paper, environmental concerns such as global warming is very small compared with other things. If we are so concerned with environment, we should start with a lot of our other activities like using our car less.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-74621107351769339302013-07-04T17:41:54.863+08:002013-07-04T17:41:54.863+08:00Yes, there will come a time when this practice of ...Yes, there will come a time when this practice of burning joss sticks and paper money and other prayer paraphernalia will be abandoned. It is a waste of money and only encouraged by money-obsessed businessmen. The Singapore government (a modern, pragmatic and forward-thinking government) has for many years already convinced its populace to abandon such practices with some success.<br /><br />The manufacture of paper money and such stuff doesn't require the cutting down of trees. These items are generally made out of recycled paper and old clothing. As for causing air pollution, yes, minimally because not many people burn such stuff. But still, ideally, this custom should end as it is nothing more than mere superstition.<br /><br />Actually many people around the world have already come to their senses and realized that religion is just silly superstition. That's why many churches in western countries are empty and have been put to other use such as community centres, shopping malls, tourist information centres, and so on, because many people have stopped going to church. As more and more people get better educated they are bound to start questioning their beliefs and religion will recede from the central position it once enjoyed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-49746136746182665792013-07-04T16:38:24.740+08:002013-07-04T16:38:24.740+08:00This practice will eventually be discarded. Some t...This practice will eventually be discarded. Some temples now do not encourage excessive burning of joss sticks and paper money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-75728497168933277832013-07-04T12:21:35.893+08:002013-07-04T12:21:35.893+08:00Correction... "my religion forbids me to not ...Correction... "my religion forbids me to not eat pork". It should be "my religion forbids me to eat pork". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-84641460287897020002013-07-04T11:35:29.800+08:002013-07-04T11:35:29.800+08:00It is interesting to see that some so-called civil...It is interesting to see that some so-called civilized Muslims and also some so-called intellectuals are excellent at rooting out religion and religiousness. I can’t help thinking that the issue for them is not that of Malays and/or Malay Politics, the issue for them is to support an anti-Islam campaign by those which through their ignorance and hate have placed themselves against the Islamic world. <br /><br />By the way, there are many individuals from any race, origin and/or religion for that matter, who are habitual liars, who steal at the slightest opportunity, who are unclean, who are sexually perverted, and who are scheming imposters whom dare not look beyond the real myth that they themselves have manufactured.<br /><br />Granted! Of course there are numerous Muslims who never missed an opportunity to express their sense of religiousness in certain events, celebrations and ceremonies, and who makes a pander of his faith and God by drinking alcohol and pricking themselves into unlimited erotic delights and yet passionately say my religion forbids me to not eat pork. My mind wonders how such Muslims could display such spiritual banality and such intellectual shallowness on his faith. I guess the answer is there is no compulsion in religion; everyone has got that exclusive right to go to heaven in their own way.<br /><br />-hasan<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-66939158899109542972013-07-04T08:57:59.816+08:002013-07-04T08:57:59.816+08:00Islamic thought and learning in Malaysia has been ...Islamic thought and learning in Malaysia has been dumbed down to superficial concerns such as female dressing, rock concerts, drinking alcohol in public, and ...sex, sex, sex. <br />Personal spiritual and moral renewal seems not to be a concern. <br /><br />That's what you get when religion simply becomes a government department, full of the usual bureaucratic regulations and edicts.<br /><br />Much of the decline in Muslim intellectual discourse has its roots in policies introduced by Anwar Ibrahim, especially the Islamisation of government schools and Islamisation of government departments.<br />This religious hypocrite now goes around playing "enlighthened" Islamic scholar, misleading the Non-Muslims, especially the Chinese.<br /><br />I call him a religious hypocrite because, one, he was one of the key architects of the problem in the first place - still unapologetic about it, two, he is in reality a morally decadent individual with a taste for good-looking young men and "Chinese pork" (the fair skinned type).Say Nonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-14905367657050636422013-07-04T07:54:14.130+08:002013-07-04T07:54:14.130+08:00Anon 941,
Taoists burn joss sticks and paper money...Anon 941,<br />Taoists burn joss sticks and paper money. Have to cut down trees. Cause air pollution. May contribute to global warming. What are your recommendations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-65643517441579847492013-07-04T07:40:40.246+08:002013-07-04T07:40:40.246+08:00Jenny, now we know the advantage of atheism!Jenny, now we know the advantage of atheism!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-72171536016687958302013-07-03T23:08:28.419+08:002013-07-03T23:08:28.419+08:00Well, non-muslims would stop if other they were no...Well, non-muslims would stop if other they were not reminded often as "kafir". Like a second class-citizen opposite the "umrah".<br /><br />Or the fact that because we all live together, there is no denying the interaction between us. Often times, the non-muslims have to make many accomodations especially when dining. <br /><br />As well the islam practised in malaysia seems more imposing on the lifestyles of others. The new conversion bill that is tabled, the fact that in Malaysia marrying a Muslim requires conversion, and the fallout from broken marriages between Muslims and former non-Muslims.<br /><br />So pardon us if we make a comment or two. : )<br /><br />-jenny<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-17784539558975731542013-07-03T22:50:35.111+08:002013-07-03T22:50:35.111+08:00Sounds rasional and scientific. But religion is ab...Sounds rasional and scientific. But religion is about faith!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-83237656235951355222013-07-03T22:38:06.070+08:002013-07-03T22:38:06.070+08:00It is perfectly ok for muslims to comment on the c...It is perfectly ok for muslims to comment on the conduct of the non-muslims but NOT the other way around, kapish ? Sensitivities of the muslims lah, faham ? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-80633831056089684552013-07-03T21:56:46.837+08:002013-07-03T21:56:46.837+08:00I guess comments are made in reference to some ass...I guess comments are made in reference to some assertion made elsewhere that there are certain compromises which even the worst of some groups would not make. I guess comments are made to test certain exceptions.<br /><br />Perhaps that's ok?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-23636809805147803012013-07-03T21:41:51.513+08:002013-07-03T21:41:51.513+08:00Followers of some religions have been taught to av...Followers of some religions have been taught to avoid pigs and their products since a thousand or more years ago. There is likely a very good reason for this prohibition. It could be due to health concerns. At that time, all those thousands of years ago, pigs were semi-feral and roamed freely. And being voracious and greedy creatures they would eat anything - rubbish, carcasses, and even corpses. As a result, their meat was heavily contaminated with bacteria and other toxins and anyone eating the meat would fall ill. Having observed this the leaders of these faiths could have advised their people to avoid pigs. But given modern day farming methods and animal husbandry, this problem with pigs and their meat products should not be a problem anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-87372972655110965972013-07-03T20:44:11.303+08:002013-07-03T20:44:11.303+08:00KTKia,
When God creates human, it is a cross betwe...KTKia,<br />When God creates human, it is a cross between and angel (no lust) and a beast (terrible lust).<br />So some of us meander towards one or the other, if you catch my drift. As in my case, the mind really do wonders sometimes, and that's all about it , as its always the issue of the willing mind but not the pillar of strength!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-12564331121214807732013-07-03T20:19:35.722+08:002013-07-03T20:19:35.722+08:00Is it the business of non-Muslims to comment on ho...Is it the business of non-Muslims to comment on how Muslims conduct themselves?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-80565414867329532472013-07-03T18:24:28.058+08:002013-07-03T18:24:28.058+08:00Anwar Ibrahim was caught on camera eating deliciou...Anwar Ibrahim was caught on camera eating delicious Chinese "pork".....two-legged type...but just as Haram....wakakakaka...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-88307935203170092902013-07-03T17:51:41.676+08:002013-07-03T17:51:41.676+08:00To relate to your experience in KL...I dated a Mal...To relate to your experience in KL...I dated a Malay girl a few years ago, and I can say she was a real sweetie. Beautiful and a genuinely nice person.<br /><br />If not for the compulsion (in Malaysia) that you had to convert, I would likely have ended up marrying her. <br />As it was, I never allowed the relationship to go very far because I realised it wasn't going to get anywhere permanent. <br />Sigh....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109306.post-75474280424922748662013-07-03T17:35:44.715+08:002013-07-03T17:35:44.715+08:00During my working days, I had dealings with some M...During my working days, I had dealings with some Muslim Turks, both having visited Turkey on business trips as well as hosting them during their visits to Malaysia. They were quite typical of Turkey's educated professional class, who consider themselves Europeans first, but Islam is their religion. They drink alcohol openly in Turkey, plenty of gambling outlets available, pray at the mosque on Fridays, but don't pray during weekdays unlike Malaysian Muslims who visit the Surau regularly.<br /><br />One thing I noticed, liberal as they are, my Turkish colleagues strictly will not touch pork. They are relaxed about dining in restaurants which are not really "Halal" and Beef or Chicken which are not killed in the Halal way. But No Pork, ever. <br /><br />Pork...Its like a Red Line for Muslims which they will not cross, no matter how liberal or Westernised they are.Rocketmannoreply@blogger.com