Malay Christians

last SG · 2007-06-16T02:08:29+00:00

hmmmm, well…. that’s a bit too extreme don’t you think with a religion that is base on peace??

Cool-gal SG

catechumen is a term for new joiner b4 confirming as a catholic.

Rejected SG

i don't believe in God anymore. Neutral

mhcampboy SG

ahh yes! no wonder it sounds familiar.. now i know.. thanks

rane SG

Yes, I come across a couple (husband and wife) converted to Christians. They shared that they were ostricized by the Muslims after their conversion. They went knocking at the couple's house late at night.

thot this topic should be in the christian eternal hope forum! sensitive issue, don't wanna talk much!! Smile

rane SG

have u thot of going back to Islam?

ifish SG

one of my lecturer is a malay christian. she tend not to be open about it.

Cool-gal SG

eh, why n wad happen??
dun like tat la..
can pm me if u wan..

mhcampboy SG

He got boyfrens problem... Embarassed

rane SG

VEry subjective when talking about God!!! God god God!! oh my god, it's tough to be living in Singapore!!! Laughing

sir sickolot II SG

my personal take is that the culture of Singapore is very much aligned to malay= muslim kinda mentality and social culture.

I'm supposing that this is due to our historical and geographical connections to nearby muslim nations, and muslim dominated states. As such, culturely many malays adopt Islam as their birth religion.

To be a Malay and not a Muslim must be quite tough. society is still not very open to such a concept. But, in my opinion, this societal perspective could change, given time.

iSpeak SG

I am a Malay Muslim myself and yes, I understand why my fellow Malays who have converted to Christianity or were born Christians would tend not to be open about it. Especially for converts, where they might face ostracism from even their own family members.

Frankly speaking, it has to be said that being Muslim is part of the Malay cultural identity. The festivals we celebrate, the customs we practice ; many have a religious background to it. You can't really celebrate Aidilfitri if you are not Muslim, can you?

I, for one, disapprove of such ostracism nonetheless.

Personally, I believe that religion is about having the free will to choose the right paths in life. I believe in freedom of worship and it irks me that one might be discriminated for his choice of religion.

My father was a Catholic before he converted to Islam and I would hate the thought of him being outcast from his own family for changing his religion.

DjMatrix SG

quite rare but last time i had a classmate who was one...keep kena bullied by those cb muts one..

this is madness..

laurence82 SG

Indonesia has large Malay Christian population, and also serving in the army

toll123 SG

all the way i thought that the singapore constitution stated that all malays borned in singapore are muslims in default

mhcampboy SG

singapore is an open state.... no state religion....

dinky1409 SG

im glad the discussion has so far been rather professional and proper since this is an interesting but sensitive issue to discuss about.. lets just hope that the troublemakers do not come in and stir nonsense..

Meat Pao SG

Hi,

No it is wrong.....Indonesia's Christians are mostly not Malays.

They are actually from other ethnic groups.....Batak....Minahasa....several others.

A lot of confusion on this term 'Malay'.

In Indonesia, there are ethnic Malays, but they are mostly on parts of Sumatra, and they are only 1 ethnic group among the dozens or hundreds of different ethnic groups in Indonesia.

Indigenous people in Indonesia are very diverse. Malays are in relatively small numbers and only in some regions of Sumatra. The majority of them are Muslims. Other indigenous ethnic groups who are majority Christians, or have significant Christian population, are of different groups altogether.

This term 'Malay' is name of an ethnic group only, it should not be used as a broad 'race' or 'sub-race' for the whole indigenous people in South-East Asia. For instance, you cannot call the indigenous Filipino Catholics as 'Malays', although in the southern part of Phillipines there is indeed a Malay ethnic group who are Muslims, but the northern part of Phillipines are not ethnic Malays.

This 'Malay' term is only referring to ethnicity, dont keep getting it wrong.

I see this again and again.

Meat Pao.

felirox SG

you should have ask they muts..have they carry out islam's laws and orders faithfully? Mr. Green

laurence82 SG

its not wrong to call people of this region Malays generally, although you can divide them into many smaller groups

so gey gao for wad?

Meat Pao SG

Im just helping to explain, so people will know. To correct something that is wrong.

Malay here refers to an ethnicity.

Cannot call other people who are not Malays as Malays.

For instance, here in Singapore there are ethnic Tamils.

We cannot say.....in India there are Tamils wearing the Turban. That is wrong, because in India, there are many different ethnic groups, and Tamils in India dont wear the Turban, it is actually the Sikh ethnic group, a completely different ethnic group in India. Tamil is an ethnic group, and Sikh is an ethnic group. They are both in India.

Same with this term 'Malay'. Many people are abit confused and just use this term wrongly. This term only refers to the Malay ethnic group. You cannot call other Indonesians who are ethnic Balinese, or Batak, or Minang, etc, as Malays.

Meat Pao.

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