Can We Say " God Be With You" From Our Hearts?

So, it came to pass.

The powder-keg exploded in arson. One church was torched. One suffered minor damages from an exploded Molotov cocktail. The last one had an unexploded Molotov in its compound.It was understood that two churches received bomb threats.

There were some demonstrations in the various mosques after the weekly prayers.

Such a time as this is always the test of the moral fiber of the national leadership.That law and order prevailed during the demonstration does not matter. It should not be allowed to take place in the first instance. Such a time as this is where true statesmanship is born.


The unease in most towns was almost electric. Many were advised to stay clear from the vicinity of mosques.

The government has also got out the bulwark of its police force and the Fires Services too on stand-by duty. Are all this necessary? How does all this jive with the 1Malaysia concept?


No political points need be won from allowing such a show of defiance to take place now that the issue has been put back to the courts. Let the rule of law prevail while we go about our everyday business.

Asamalaikum means "God Be With You!" in Islam.


Can we practice that with all our fellow Malaysians, irrespective of race or religion?