Thursday, November 27, 2008

Dispute? They can't help but laugh

Again, my attention is drawn to all this discussion about the fatwas.
First, there was the one about female Muslims dressing and behaving unlike a "woman". In these modern times, one should be practical. If they wanted to enforce this fatwa strictly, the first person they should charge in Syariah Court is our Tourism Minister.
Then, about yoga. This one was more serious as it involved the customs of another race / religion. But heck, yoga isn't even a custom. It's just a form of exercise that has it's roots in Hinduism. It's like what the Chinese call Tai-Chi, but not the government servant version of passing the buck.
The police and other authorities have warned non-Muslims not to interfere or dispute this fatwa. But they don't want to do that at all. It's just that they're in stitches, laughing at the mockery JAKIM has made out of Islam.
Islam is a good religion. In fact, there has never been such a thing as bad religion. It's just that a minority of people who happen to be in power are interpreting Islam on their own whims and fancies. The effect is that, they are making Islam sound terribly medieval, horribly out-dated and impractical in this day and age.
So, please, hopefully these kind of people will lighten up. Female Muslims can THINK on their own, how they want to act and behave. I think Muslim lesbians are the least of things troubling this country now.
I don't hear reports or any news of mass conversions to Hinduism at any fitness centers, so I believe the MODERN Muslim's faith is sound enough not to be affected by heavy breathing and exercise.
Now, if only the Rulers could knock some sense into some people...........

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