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Catholic church officials were told to remove crucifixes and to avoid hymns being sung when Prime Minister Najib Razak attended the Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur’s Christmas tea party last Saturday.
The overzealous bid to protect the prime minister’s Islamic credentials was described by sources familiar with what happened as “paranoid” and done without Najib’s knowledge.
Among the directives given were:
. To remove any overt Christian symbol, such as crucifixes, from the party premises
. That carollers not belt out hymns
. Not to quote from Scriptures or say any Christian prayer during the visit.
Similar conditions have been laid in previous Christmas celebrations, including those graced by the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong himself, said a member of the Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM), the umbrella body representing the various denominations.
The instructions usually came from the staff without the knowledge of the dignitary, said the insider who has been on the organising committee on more than one occasion.
“Previously, the carollers even sang some Christmas hymns. The King was there. No one made a fuss. I don’t think they heard.
So, if the directive was made without the knowledge of PM Najib Razak, then the onus is upon him to apologize to the Christian Community. We have heard enough of pea brained Muslims like the Little Mullahs who run our schools, the Harussani Zakaria's, the Ridhuan Tee's, and Utusan Malaysia giving a bad name to Islam. PAS on the other hand has been consistent in embracing the pluralism of Malaysia unlike racist Umno. Just read what YB Khalid Samad of PAS wrote in his Blog about this issue here http://malaysiakini.com/v6/link.php?http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FKhalidSamad%2F%7E3%2FxRchD8q1XAM%2Fpm-owes-christians-apology-for-aides.html
The Scribe also feels that Archbishop Murphy Pakiam owes an explanation to Christians as to why he 'Denied Christ' when he gave in to Najib's so-called paranoid aides demands.
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