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Rare show of concern - thestar.
MALAYSIANS
witnessed some tense and defining moments over the last few days
following the arson attacks on churches. The vast majority of
Malaysians, including Muslims, openly condemned the attacks on churches
calling them un-Islamic and uncivilised.
In fact many Muslim
scholars and leaders had very harsh words for those who carried out
these attacks. The Christians on the other hand kept calm and avoided
aggravating the tense situation.
There was a rare show of mutual
concern and love between Muslims and Christians following the attacks
on the churches. In churches around the country, Christians gathered to
offer prayers for peace. The sermons emphasised forgiveness and love,
not revenge and retaliation.
On the other hand, many Muslim
groups reciprocated with their gestures of goodwill. They volunteered
to guard the churches and offered their hands of friendship to the
Christian minority.
Even the politicians across the political
divide came forward to condemn the attacks and offered aid in the form
of money, security, temporary venues for worship and above all
reassurance. Instead of hate and revenge, an air of repentance and
forgiveness prevailed. It helped bring the tension down quickly and
without major catastrophe.
It must be noted that the moderate
majority on both sides managed to take control to stop the minority
extremists in their midst from disrupting the peace and stability.
Moreover, it exposed the inherent goodwill in them by their
conciliatory gestures that were unprecedented.
These actions of
the moderate majority helped pull the country quickly from the brink of
chaos. This was a positive development that augurs well for the future
of the nation which is home to people of diverse races and religions.
The
whole episode demonstrated a high level of wisdom and maturity of the
people which was underestimated. They have made it clear that they are
not going to allow the few opportunists to undermine the peace and
harmony that we have cherished all these years.
It also shows
that the people are beginning to accept the stark realities of the need
for the people of varied races and religions to co-exist peacefully.
Whether
they like or not, the people of all ethnicity have to adapt to this
hard reality of life in our multi-racial and multi-religious nation.
They must not just tolerate but accept and respect the differences
among them however great they may be.
The dispute over the use
of the word ‘Allah’ is far from over but with so much inherent goodwill
among the people there is a good chance that it can be solved amicably
without politicising the issue further.
There is a need to
understand the emotional and legal implications of the issue on both
the disputing parties who must compromise to reach an amicable
situation.
Long-term solution is by means of dialogue and
goodwill, not legal suits which will only aggravate the already tense
situation by playing into the hands of opportunist extremists.
Similar
inter-faith disputes are bound to crop up again and again. With the
increasing maturity of the people, I am sure we can overcome all of
them amicably.
The only way forward is civil inter-faith
dialogue which the people have indicated they are ready for. It is now
up to the political leaders to make it happen, the sooner the better.
DR CHRIS ANTHONY,
Butterworth.
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