Archive for October, 2007
ST: 377A debate and the rewriting of pluralism
8 Comments Published October 29th, 2007 in Homosexuality, SingaporeI thought Janadas Devan wrote a really good rebuttal to Ms Thio in ST. Finally, something from ST’s writers that is from their heart. Yes, some people accused the writer as being too personal, but did we for any moments thought that Ms Thio was being objective? In fact, to me, her passion and conviction […]
Buddha didn’t specifically say gay people should be respected
1 Comment Published October 24th, 2007 in Buddhism, HomosexualityWas reading Molly Meek who compile some of the quotes from the support377a site and came across this
quote from a supporter of 377a.
“I am a Buddhist and I support 377A. This is because Buddha teaches us to be tolerant and respect all life, but he didn’t say specifically we must be tolerant to gays and […]
okay, I nicked this off Mr Wang who got it from the Herald Sun…
THE Right Brain vs Left Brain test … do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?
If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.
Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though […]
Interestingly, ST have an article about why S. Africa allowed same-sex marriage. Perhaps if Singaporeans had to go through discriminatory laws against them, they be more supportive of repealing 377A.
…the Constitutional Court declared the sodomy law unconstitutional because it ‘invaded the protected rights to equality, to privacy and to dignity’.
Why S. Africa allowed same-sex marriage
A […]
I agree with Alex’s comments that petitions are usually not very effective in Singapore, especially an online one. But that does not mean that we should not do it. And as Alex noted, it was, alas, peppered by anonymous signatories and the you-know-whos.
The petition should be seen as an exercise to get people to do […]
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