Friday, August 10, 2007
One of the recent topics in the Strait Times forum has been about this homosexual event that was to be held in Singapore. Apparently a foreign speaker was supposed to speak at this event about how homosexuality should be embraced, and how the law should make amendments to accommodate this new lifestyle choice. He supposedly does so by citing international laws and foreign precedents.
Firstly, I'm very glad that the Singapore government has not and doesn't look like it will succumb to the pressure of passing a new legislation to make homosexual marriages legal. Granted that my opinion is very biased, based on the fact that I'm a Christian, and that I like girls. Sorry that should be girl. In the forum it says "Attempts had been made to extend such special rights, to the point of banning religious texts like the Quran and Bible as 'hate literature' for 'incit(ing) hatred against sexual minorities' because these texts categorically reject homosexual behaviour." Hence proving my theory that mine is a biased view. If being a Christian, or a Muslim, means having biased views that rules out about half of the people in Singapore. Thus, the only people who can make a credible stand, in their view, are individuals without a religion, and just view homosexuality as a crime.
But my argument, well more like my hatred, towards this lifestyle choice, is first and foremost that it is a choice. It is a widely agreed fact, and therefore means that these people choose to be homosexuals, and are not forced upon them. Some may argue that they were born this way, but I believe that no baby boy or girl is born with a fixed mindset, just like no baby boy or girl is born a genius.
One of Singapore's main concern is to uphold racial and religious harmony. I do not see how homosexuality fulfills either one of these categories. In fact, should a bill be passed to accommodate this group of minorities, I foresee much religious disharmony. If this major concern was was the reason that was used to gather support in a fight against terrorism, why can't we use it again to gather support against homosexuals?
Dan
10:24 am
