Pentecost History and the Need of Drawing Resources from Fresh Fire

At this Pentecost (May 31) season, many Pentecostals mourned the passing away of Rolf McPherson. Pentecost history will remember him as a man of faith in Modern-day Pentecostalism.

The Pentecostals worldwide celebrated Azusa Street Centennial in Los Angeles three years ago. With the outpouring of the Holy Spirit one hundred years ago, many Christians had their passion renewed. They began to read the first Pentecostal experience at the resurrection of the Lord in the second chapter of Acts with a different perspective. Yes, for centuries, the Church had lost track with the power of the Holy Spirit as recorded in the book of Acts.

Thank God that by centennial He has raised and anointed a number of Generals for His Kingdom. It is noteworthy that God began to bring women into public ministry. In fact the first astounding display of Glossalalia (utterances of tongue) was given to a lady. It traced back to 5 years before the Azusa Revival. That is, on 1st January, 1901, when Pastor Charles Parham laid hand and prayed for a lady Bible School student by the name of Agnez Ozman, she spoke in a foreign tongue. For three days consecutively she spoke in Mandarin which she had never learnt. She even could not speak her own mother tongue of English over that period of time.

Prior to the Azusa Revival, women were not allowed to take the forefront ministry. However, when new denominations were formed after the Azusa Revival, God moved greatly among the sisters in Christ who were on fire for souls. Denominations like The Assemblies of God and Foursquare Gospel had even sent out many women missionaries.

Women who made an impact in Pentecost history include Aimee Semple McPherson and Kathryn Kuhlman. Both of them ministered under the anointing of the Holy Spirit. God confirmed His Words with signs and miracles.

I am interested in Church histories. The Bible itself is a History Book. I am also interested in visiting historical sites. Histories will remind us about the faithfulness of God, as well as the successes and failures of God’s saints. Histories served as a mirror for us to reflect so as to make comparisons. No doubt the Holy Spirit by His own sovereignty will move in diverse manners in different ages. Nevertheless, by comparing we allowed ourselves to thirst for more portions of His anointing.

The Holy Spirit today is the same Spirit in the days of Acts. The difference is that we need to move out from history. Do not draw our resources from old fire of the book, but from fresh fire of everyday living in the Lord. So make this Pentecost the most meaningful ever in your Christian walk with God. For many, the Holy Spirit has already come upon us and thus received His power. Yes, we always liked to plead for signs and miracles. But the ultimate purpose of power enduing upon us is for us to become a powerful witness for Christ.


312 Azusa Street
Apostolic Faith Gospel Mission Church in 1906

The same site today is turned into a car park
What a waste!
It is known as Little Tokyo as Japanese Corporations
have bought over quite a substantial area

Allen points at the road sign of Azusa Street

216 North Bonnie Brae Street
The house belonged to Richard and Ruth Asberry
Where Pastor William Seymour led Prayer Meetings


Angelus Temple founded by
Aimee Semple McPherson

Sanctuary of Angelus Temple

The former residence of Aimee Semple McPherson

Rolf McPherson, Son of Aimee Semple McPherson, Dies at 96

Friday, 22 May 2009 15:33
Adrienne S. Gaines

Rolf K. McPherson, son of Foursquare Church founder Aimee Semple McPherson and former head of the Pentecostal denomination, died Thursday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 96.

One of the few surviving witnesses of the early days of the Pentecostal movement, McPherson was born on March 23, 1913, and traveled with his mother as she led crusades across the U.S. In 1923 she opened 5,300-seat Angelus Temple in Los Angeles and in 1927 formed the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.

"They used to bring ambulances and stretchers, and they left empty," McPherson recalled in a 1996 interview with Charisma. "Often Mother would-right in the middle of her message-go down and pray for somebody on a stretcher. They would get up off the stretcher, and the stretcher would be carried off empty."

After his mother's death in 1944, McPherson, then 31, took over the KFSG radio station Aimee Semple McPherson founded in 1924 and became president of the four corporate entities she established: Echo Park Evangelistic Association, the Church of the Foursquare Gospel, the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, and L.I.F.E. Bible College, now known as Life Pacific College.

McPherson, who attended L.I.F.E. Bible College and the Southern California Radio Institute, also became pastor of Angelus Temple in 1944.

"I saw him as the kind of the caretaker of his mother's legacy," said Pentecostal historian Vinson Synan, dean emeritus of the Regent University School of Divinity. "He once gave me a kind of tour of Angelus Temple and showed me the artifacts and the dresses [Aimee Semple McPherson wore] and things. And he said that was the greatest revival that [Los Angeles] will ever have. He was kind of a custodian of his mother's legacy."

But Synan said McPherson was an influential Pentecostal leader in his own right. Under McPherson's leadership, the Foursquare denomination expanded into 63 nations and grew from 492 churches in 1944 to more than 12,000 by 1986, according to the International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements.

Synan noted that while Foursquare president, McPherson led the denomination to join the National Association of Evangelicals and the Pentecostal Fellowship of North America, and he served on several boards until the day he died.

"He had influence that no one could take away from him," Synan said. "He wasn't the founder, but he was the living link with the past until he died. So he had unique position in Pentecostalism generally. ... I can't think of anyone else right at this moment who was active back in the 1920s. So he may be the last of his kind."

McPherson retired from leadership of the denomination and KFSG in May 1988 and retired as pastor of Angelus Temple in 1997.

"Dr. McPherson gave of himself selflessly and faithfully for more than four decades as he carried on the work that his mother had begun," said Jack Hayford, president of the Foursquare Church, which has almost 60,000 churches in 144 nations.

"The blessing that we are currently experiencing is due, in large part, to the work that Dr. McPherson accomplished during his presidency. He laid a foundation that made it possible for the Foursquare Church to move forward around the world and take the Foursquare Gospel to many nations. He will be missed, but the legacy that he left will result in eternal blessedness for millions."

McPherson is survived by his wife, Evangeline Carmichael McPherson; his daughter, Alicia McPherson Santacroce; two granddaughters, Heidi Ledesma and Leslie Young; a grandson, Ronald LaRue; a niece, Victoria Salter. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lorna De Smith McPherson, and a daughter, Marlene McPherson LaRue.

A memorial service will be held at Angelus Temple, but the date has not been announced.

想死都没自由

近来马来西亚人真倒霉，我们的自由一一被剥夺。最新的是选举委员会希望再没有议员死，免得又要补选。

唉，你穿黑衣，警察抓你；你点蜡烛，警察抓你，你禁食，警察抓你；你是律师要为当事人办案，警察抓你；《号外》杂志针对某政党龙头“上公下羽”（太敏感不敢直指名道性）讲真话，他竟然报警以出版法令抓人调查......。总之，警察是国阵工具，与国阵过意不去的都会一概被抓。

另外国阵的工具也有选委会主席等成员，国阵声称补选劳民伤财，他们也同一个鼻孔喷气，呼吁选民用选票教训制造补选者，试问中立何在？

过去，瓜拉登嘉楼国席，武吉干当国席，和峇当艾州席，都是议员猝死，导致补选。现在玛力勿莱州议员也是因逝世而补选，选委会主席怕怕，所以有感而发？

他希望政党派身体健康的人作候选人。他这番话其实乃剥削一个人的自由权利，也干涉政党的选择策略。民主就是即使一个人带病上阵，若选民仍然投选他的话，何错之有？选委会主席是不可针对候选人的委派发表意见的。

一个人几时死，没有人可预料。经验告诉我们，那些我们以为会死的却死不了，而那些我们没想到会死的却死了。这就是人生，发生在我们身边的有太多未知数矣！

经过选委会主席这番话，现在我们感叹人民代议士想死都没自由，以后岂不是要先问过主席的同意才可死？

选委会成员是拿人民的薪水的，他们的工作就是筹备选举，无论多少个补选都必须无怨言的。按照民联的目标，就是以后会增加地方政府等领域的选举。总之，要出任选委会的成员，必须准备好职务繁忙呢！

Pentecostal Church Sues Radical Gay Activist Group

Thursday, 21 May 2009 09:53
Adrienne S. Gaines

May 21, 2009 -- A Michigan church has filed a federal lawsuit against a radical gay activist group that interrupted a Sunday worship service last fall with shouting, same-sex couples kissing and a banner proclaiming "It's OK to be gay."

Mount Hope Church, an Assemblies of God congregation in Lansing, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan in Grand Rapids on May 15.

The church, which is being represented by the nonprofit Christian legal firm Alliance Defense Fund (ADF), names Bash Back!, a self-described militant gay activist group based in Chicago, its Lansing affiliate and several individuals who planned or participated in the protest.

"This is a group that has threatened violence on its Web site against churches," said Dale Schowengerdt, legal counsel for ADF. "Bash Back! is a national anarchist group with a strong local component in Lansing, and they're threatened for themselves and they certainly see the threat to other churches. It's happened in Boston, it's happened in California, and it's happened in Seattle. This is a group that has strong ambitions to intimidate churches, so this church is saying enough is enough."

On Nov. 9, Bash Back! members dressed in militant garb and staged a protest outside the church to distract security staff, blocking access to the building and parking lot at various times. Meanwhile, 10 protestors who had entered the church masked as congregants stood up in the middle of the service, "declared themselves fags and began screaming loudly," Bash Back! leaders said in a statement posted online after the November incident.

According to the lawsuit, the protestors threw fliers into the congregation, while two women rushed to the front and began kissing near the podium. Other protesters held a banner that read: "It's OK to be gay! Bash Back!" Group members pulled fire alarms as they ran out of the building. Roughly 700 churchgoers were in attendance.

In a statement posted online after the November incident, Bash Back! leaders said Mount Hope was targeted because it is "complicit in the repression of queers" by working to "institutionalize transphobia and homophobia" through "repulsive" ex-gay conferences and hell house plays, "which depict queers, trannies and womyn [sic] who seek abortions as the horrors."

No criminal charges have been filed against the gay activists. Bash Back! also has claimed responsibility for church protests in the Boston and Seattle areas.

In a statement on its Web site, Bash Back! said it is raising funds to fight the lawsuit. "Bash Back! and radical transfolk/queers cannot and will not be intimidated," the group said. "Some of us face life and death on a daily basis. This lawsuit aint [expletive]."
In a statement, ADF said federal law imposes penalties upon anyone who disrupts, by force or threat of force, a church service. The lawsuit asks for an injunction to prevent future protests, as well as statutory and compensatory damages, as well as legal costs.

ADF attorneys expect it to take a year for the suit to go to court.

Meaningful Male Friendship in a Disconnected Age

Wednesday, 20 May 2009 07:37

The epidemic of moral failure among men in the church today is directly tied to our lack of healthy relationships.

Despite the proliferation of iPhones, Blackberries, e-mail and social networking Web sites—not to mention Starbucks locations—many Christian men, if they are honest, will tell you they are lonely. They may Twitter several times a day to co-workers; they may have occasional golf buddies; they may even grab coffee with colleagues from time to time. But so many men who attend church regularly are friendless.
This was made real to me last weekend when I spoke to a group of men at a large charismatic church in Rochester, N.Y. I was talking about three different types of relationships we need: (1) "Pauls," who serve as spiritual fathers; (2) "Barnabases," peer-level encouragers who support and challenge us; and (3) "Timothys," younger men we inspire and mentor.

"Jesus destroyed the macho myth by demonstrating that the strongest masculinity is gentle and approachable."

I asked the guys in Rochester to write down the names of the men in their lives who fall into each category. When the session was over, one man went home to his wife and announced that he couldn't write down one name in any of the categories. He had no meaningful relationships. Other men I spoke to that night admitted that they don't have mentors and have never been transparent with a male friend about personal problems.

Men are disconnected. And we wonder why the American church is dysfunctional?
Secular psychologists can tell you why men struggle to build close relationships with each other. But we rarely address this issue in the church—and as a result many men who love God live in painful isolation. I've identified the three biggest barriers to healthy male bonding:

#1. Macho stereotypes. The macho myth says a real man is a rugged individualist: strongly independent, emotionally detached, covered in body armor without visible weaknesses. The macho myth tells boys they must never cry—even when they are in pain—and that when they become adults they cannot be intimate with their wives or tender with their children. The macho myth says they must maintain dictatorial power and control in relationships, even if abuse is necessary.

Yet when we look at Scripture we see that Jesus Christ radically challenged the macho culture promoted by the religious leaders of His day. The Pharisees looked down on women, stayed aloof from children, and celebrated their own importance while refusing to touch the needy. Jesus, on the flip side, empowered marginalized women, held babies in His arms, touched lepers and told a parable about a father who embraced and kissed his wayward son. Jesus destroyed the macho myth by demonstrating that the strongest masculinity is gentle and approachable.

#2. Fear of homosexuality. In my travels I've noticed that men in other countries feel perfectly free to be affectionate. Men in Africa hold hands; in Latin countries they kiss each other on the neck. Sociologists say male affection was once more common in this country—but it waned around the same time awareness of homosexuality increased. Nowadays, many straight men are afraid to offer a consoling embrace to a friend lest it be viewed as a sexual advance.

That's tragic for many reasons, mostly because all human beings need affection to thrive. There are men today in their 60s and 70s who still crave the affection their emotionally-repressed fathers never gave them. So they live in shells and suffer in silence.

Many guys turn to homosexuality as a substitute for the healthy, non-sexual male affection they should have received. (Then the devil is all too eager to convince them they were "born that way.") The church could offer genuine healing to guys who struggle with sexual identity issues, but it will require us to offer fatherly or brotherly affection without fear.

#3. The competition trap. Let's face it: Guys are so insecure and so work-oriented that we rate each other and ourselves solely on performance. Whether on the fourth-grade playground or in the corporate boardroom, we are so obsessed with the game that we can't let any other guy get ahead. We have to win, so every other male becomes an obstacle to our goal.

Male pride is the single biggest reason we can't get close to our brothers. It's the reason a Christian guy with a porn addiction can't be honest enough to call a friend and share his ugly secret. It's the reason some pastors can't admit their marriages are suffering. It's the reason successful businessmen end up drinking on weekends instead of finding a support group. A big, fat ego stands in the way.

Jesus showed us how to deal with male pride. Right before He went to the cross He gathered His male followers together for the Passover, stripped off His clothes and put on a slave's towel. Then He proceeded to wash His disciples' smelly, dusty feet. When He finished the job He told His men they should treat each other the same way.
The current epidemic of moral failure among men in the church today is directly tied to our lack of healthy, honest relationships. The only way to reverse the trend is to reintroduce men to the servant Savior—who was so humble that he took off His macho armor and became vulnerable.

J. Lee Grady is editor of Charisma.

Jesus rescued a Muslim girl and an infant

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雪州欲吊销基尔资格剥削民主

雪州特权委员会裁决前雪州大臣莫哈末基尔及另外4名巫统州议员涉嫌“藐视州议会”的罪名成立，建议吊销议员资格1年及停止发津贴6个月。当7月州议会重开时，一旦通过，5人命运将成事实。当我读到这则新闻时，对民联感到失望。

与此同时，雪州政府宣布最迟将在今年底向州议会提呈《资讯自由法案》，以突破《官方机密法令》的限制，还人民知情权。

上述两种行动是互相矛盾的。民联执政雪州以来，大力推动民主政策和言论自由。但殊不知民联打压在野党议员的行动，乃是抑制他们代表人民发言的权力？

上届国阵州政府曾经吊销在野党领袖邓章钦30个月的议员资格，但我希望民联能够引导国家迈进更成熟的政治，不要抱持政治报复的心态。过去曾经发生一些在野党国州议员被国阵禁踏足国州议会，在野党感到愤怒。现在如果民联也用同样手法以牙还牙的话，岂不是自打嘴巴？

国州议员是人民选出来的，为什么一些从政者要剥削选民的利益？当他们的资格被吊销，谁来替他们的选区传达声音？如果他们靠津贴维持服务开销的话，那么他们就面对更大的不便去筹款。所以我呼吁雪州民联在7月的议会不要通过上述雪州特权委员会的建议，以表示你们的开明政治理念。尤其民联放眼下届全国大选执政中央，更要向选民传达它们是与国阵有别的阵线。无论如何，为了雪州和全马的民主及言论自由的一天，希望朝野阵线都努力去缔造。

A Bite of Freedom

Meditation for the day in times of political turmoil.








A Bite of Freedom

Va-ayra
Moses (2)
by Isidore Century

“Let my people go,” said Moses to Pharoah.

“Not until I get my horse back.”

“You have a thousand horses.”

“It’s the principle: Take a horse, you take a palace.”

“I set it free in the mountains of Midian.”

“Then find it and bring it back.”

“Once free, forever free,” Moses told him. “It’s the principle.”

“Power trumps principle everytime,” Pharoah said.

“I have a higher power.
The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”

“Never heard of him.”

But God had heard enough.
“Give him back his horse,” He whispered to Moses,
“or I’ll have to do something I don’t want to do.”

“It’s the principle.” Moses said shaking his head.

“Sometimes I regret giving man free will,” God told Moses.
“Principles can cause a lot of suffering.”

“But what good is free will if we can’t have principles?”
asked Moses.

“What good is principles without power,” God replied.

“What good is a God without principles?”

“You need both,” God said. “I’ll show you.”

He sent seven plagues down on the Egyptians:
Blood and Frogs and Gnats and Swarms of Wild Beasts,
and Murrain and Boils and Hail.
Yet Pharoah hardened his heart.
He would not let the Israelites go free.

“Three more plagues will do it.” God told Moses.
“The last one is a killer.”

Moses wondered why
the Egyptian people
should suffer for Pharoah’s principles,
but he remained silent.

from From the Coffee House of Jewish Dreamers:
Poems on the Weekly Torah Portion

Source: http://www.benyehudapress.com/specials/pesach/century-va-ayra.htm

检讨过时奖学金制度

公共服务局发放海外奖学金的问题，有许多该得的优秀生没得到而投诉，显明是行政偏差。每年读到这样的吵吵嚷嚷的报道，很不是味道。我要向政府作些建议以便检讨过时的奖学金制度：

一）停止保送SPM和STPM优秀生往国外读基本的学士学位，因为以目前世界的教育程度来看，学士已经是人人几乎都容易获得的。政府若把他们送入本地的大学是最贴切的，把省下的钱让更多的学生可以进入本地大学。同时，我国的高等学府将会拥有更多的优秀生，另者省下的钱也可用来聘请外国优秀师资。政府可一石二鸟，一来学生去到外国变得对祖国没归宿感，让这群十多岁的少年留在本国培养回馈祖国的心志很重要；二来优秀生加优秀师资可提升我国的大学水平。

二）若SPM和STPM优秀生真的要出国，政府可给他们贷学金。然而，若他们能够在外国毕业时获得一等的荣誉学位的话，这笔贷学金即可转为奖学金，不必他们偿还。这原因很简单，事实上有许多人为了获得奖学金往国外深造，苦读SPM和STPM取得许多个“1A”。但却在外国留学期间懒散下来，结果只能以平凡的成绩毕业。这说明为何这么多年保送了那么多学生，却不看到大马有人才。

三）把省下的钱差遣一等荣誉的学士们往外国修读硕士及博士学位，或者进行专科深造及研究，让他们回国后促进我国的多种领域的技术。这样我国的2020年先进国目标才名符其实。大马已经是一个相当先进的国家，知识增加一日千里，提升我国的知识，花这么多钱只栽培学士人才乃欠缺竞争力了，已经是不管用的了！我们需要栽培更尖端知识的人才。许多人年少出国读学士一去就不回头，如果优秀生在本国大学读书，再把其中的专才保送深造，我们就留住人才。

大马目前正着手改革教育制度，希望它们能够检讨奖学金的制度。政府必须看到为大马栽培更尖端人才的迫切性，建造一个先进的大马是急不容缓的。

Failure of Homosexual Agenda

Carrie Prejean




by Steve Oh

In a recent significant development the decades-long held but false claim of a
gay gene has been debunked by the American Psychological Association. You can read a report of this further down the message.

The gay movement is militant and well organised with their own 'pink' industry
that influences government policy all over the world. In a recent Miss USA pageant, Miss California, Carrie Prejean (photo) gave the answer to a question that allegedly had a secret gay agenda, by stating that "marriage is between a man and a woman."

The gay people wanted her stripped of her title in an unrelated incident but the pageant organiser Donald Trump came to her defence, stating that it was the same answer the American President gave. It goes to show how desperate the gay movement is in pushing its militant agenda, which now surely includes the imposition of their ideas on mainstream society.

To Prejean's credit she stuck to her guns and defended her rights to freedom of speech. In another development the BBC in the UK has just appointed a muslim to head its religious programs department.

While Western countries bend backwards to accomodate the religion the persecution of Christians in muslim countries is not abating and even in Malaysia the the Christian use of the age-old word Allah for God is banned.

It pays to be reminded that Jesus warned in the last days there will be persecution and apostasy and a one world leader, and without being presumptuous, for the first time in world history, this appears very likely.

Globalisation, the world wide web, and the eventual metamorphosis of nations states into a One World Society will eventuate in a One World Ideology that brings 'peace.' Anyone whose ideas depart from the universal idea of religion which will be a syncretism of liberal views from the many discrete religions will be seen as a pariah. That will surely include today's sound evangelicals and followers of orthodox and fundamental beliefs that don't subscribe to an ecumenical cause.

APA revises 'gay gene' theory

Peter Lababera

Matt_Barber

Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow - 5/14/2009 6:30:00 AM
Source: http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=528376

The attempt to prove that homosexuality is determined biologically has been dealt a knockout punch. An American Psychological Association publication includes an admission that there's no homosexual "gene" -- meaning it's not likely that homosexuals are born that way.
For decades, the APA has not considered homosexuality a psychological disorder, while other professionals in the field consider it to be a "gender-identity" problem. But the new statement, which appears in a brochure called "Answers to Your Questions for a Better Understanding of Sexual Orientation & Homosexuality," states the following:
"There is no consensus among scientists about the exact reasons that an individual develops a heterosexual, bisexual, gay or lesbian orientation. Although much research has examined the possible genetic, hormonal, developmental, social, and cultural influences on sexual orientation, no findings have emerged that permit scientists to conclude that sexual orientation is determined by any particular factor or factors. Many think that nature and nurture both play complex roles...."
That contrasts with the APA's statement in 1998: "There is considerable recent evidence to suggest that biology, including genetic or inborn hormonal factors, play a significant role in a person's sexuality."

Peter LaBarbera, who heads Americans for Truth About Homosexuality, believes the more recent statement is an important admission because it undermines a popular theory.

"People need to understand that the 'gay gene' theory has been one of the biggest propaganda boons of the homosexual movement over the last 10 [or] 15 years," he points out. "Studies show that if people think that people are born homosexual they're much less likely to resist the gay agenda."

Matt Barber with Liberty Counsel feels the pronouncement may have something to do with saving face. "Well, I think here the American Psychological Association is finally trying to restore some credibility that they've lost over the years by having become a clearly political organization as opposed to an objective, scientific organization," he states. (Hear audio report)

With the new information from the APA, Barber wonders if the organization will admit that homosexuals who want to change can change.

"It's irrefutable from a medical standpoint that people can leave the homosexual lifestyle," he argues. "Homosexuality is defined by behavior. Untold thousands of people have found freedom from that lifestyle through either reparative therapy or through -- frankly, most effectively -- a relationship with Jesus Christ."

LaBarbera agrees. "Change through Christ is possible -- and it's one of the most heartwarming aspects of the whole gay debate," he shares. "Many men and women have come out of homosexuality, mostly through a relationship with Jesus Christ. The fact that these professional organizations will not study that, will not acknowledge that, shows how 'in the tank' they are for the homosexual movement."

LaBarbera stresses that even though elites will not recognize the change, that does not mean the change does not exist. In fact, both Barber and LaBarbera believe that God changes people through Christ -- regardless of the sin.

40th Anniversary of May 13

It was 40 years passed now! I am referring to the May 13 Racial Riots in Malaysia. In this 40th Anniversary of May 13, it is not a time of celebrations, but instead it is a time of reflection.

Where were you 40 years ago on that day? I was then a Form 1 (I studied Remove Class prior to that) student with Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan (National Type Secondary School), Kepong.

I was in the afternoon class. Our class teacher was enthusiast of football. We had our PE classes twice a week at the last period. He used to work “overtime” by making the boys play football till into the dark. And we even played in the rain sometimes. We enjoyed the games.

In the evening on May 13 which was a Tuesday, as usual we played into the night. Soon after I reached home, my family members picked up the news from the street and told us about “Pai Wah” was taking place at Chow Kit Road. They claimed that Malays and Chinese were killing each other there. “Pai Wah” is a Cantonese term for “massacre of Chinese”. Vehicles heading towards Kuala Lumpur town were diverted back. It was chaotic along Kepong Road.

The government imposed a nation-wide curfew that evening with immediate effect. I had never understood what “curfew” was till I was told to confine myself at home. Kepong was only 10 miles away from Kampong Baru at Chow Kit Road where the racial riots broke out. Despite the proximity, Kepong was peaceful. For the next few days when the curfew was lifted for two hours so that people could shop for their groceries. On the streets, as usual, I met the familiar and friendly Kepong Policemen, both Malay and Chinese, who would smile at you.

And I began to wonder why a racial conflict when Malays, Chinese and Indians lived harmoniously all the while? In the schools we of different races studied together, ate together, played together, and even went camping together.

I remembered there were public rallies during the General Election period that year. Those days quite often we would wake up in the mornings and found paintings on Kepong main road asking people to boycott the election.

A Chinese youth from the Labor Party was shot dead for some reason. On the eve of the poll a large funeral procession with a crowd of thousands of people was passing by Kepong Road, but unfortunately mom prevented me from joining the procession. Hostile sentiments among the Chinese towards the authority were high. Somehow I sensed an evil omen was looming large.

That was only an isolated case which had not enough force to trigger a racial riot. What then was the cause? The first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku abdul Rahman, himself has alleged, “You know Harun was one of those – Harun, Mahathir, Ghazali Shafie – who were all working with Razak to oust me, to take over my place…” (“K. Das and Tunku tapes”, edited by Kua Kia Soong, SIRD 2002: 112).

Of course the official version of May 13 puts the blame on the opposition parties. The results of the General Election on May 10 shook the status quo of the Alliance. They had been holding a two third majority control since Independence. The Oppositions celebrated their victory on the nights of May 11 and 12. “The following day, the events that followed would tend to suggest that elements within UMNO (United Malays National Organization) had laid plans to teach a lesson to those who would challenge the predominance of UMNO. (“May 13”, Kua Kia Soong, 2007: 43).

The roots of the racial riots of May 13 will remain a mystery as long as the government is not open to put them into history. There have been books on the incidents banned. Due to ignorance of history by the public, often time May 13 had become a good tool for politicians from the ruling coalition to instill fears to the dissidents. For 40 years the spirit of May 13 had been haunting Malaysians. Take for example, last year on March 8 polling night, streets were deserted when news broke that Barisan Nasional (National Front) had suffered big losses!

I have witnessed how Malaysia fared these 40 years. What had transpired in my country was an utter disappointment. Leaders eroded the Constitution and Judiciary for political and selfish gain. The integrity as well as the dignity of the Royal Police Force has fallen to the deepest valley. There were also opportunists who played the race-cards for their political advancement.

Malaysia had been exemplary in her racial harmony in the eyes of the world until May 13, 1969. In the Biblical context, 40 years speak of one generation. The old generation has faded eventually and the new one has come. Therefore, it is high time for us to be free from the trauma. Malaysians need to come to a national reconciliation. Let us put down that baggage of racial disunity. However, just as what Dr. Kua has mentioned, “There is a need for a Special Commission to unearth the truth of the 1969 racial riots before there can be a genuine national reconciliation.” (“May 13”, 2007: 9). Yes we need to break that curse of May 13! If not, racial discrimination will be an issue which will haunt the country unceasingly.

No one can change history. If Malaysia were to progress, we must face the truth in history so that we will not repeat the folly acts of our ancestors. Now we have a young generation of people who are open to knowledge. Political Writer Dr. Azly Rahman said, “If we encourage our youth to explore the roots of the bloody conflict, we will have a better generation of thinkers. No more “Ketuanan Melayu (Malay Supremacy), China, India,” or whatsoever notions of self-aggrandizement – just the simple act of opening the dialogues of peace.” (http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/05/19/was-may-13-naturally-orchestrated/).

Psalm 145 - Prayer for Malaysia

1I will extol you, my God and King,
and bless your name forever and ever.
2Every day I will bless you
and praise your name forever and ever.
3Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
and his greatness is unsearchable.
4One generation (of Malaysians) shall commend your works to another,
and shall declare your mighty acts.
5On the glorious splendor of your majesty,
and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
6They (Malaysians) shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds,
and I will declare your greatness.
7They (Malaysians) shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness
and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
8The Lord is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
9The Lord is good to all (Malaysians),
and his mercy is over all (Malaysians) that he has made.
10All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord,
and all your saints (in Malaysia) shall bless you!
11They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom
and tell of your power,
12to make known to the children of man your mighty deeds,
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures throughout all generations (of Malaysians).

兴权会欲组织新党

下届大选更混乱！我这话何解？

我是指兴权会（HINDRAF）有意组织新党。兴权会被释放出来的领袖说，他们带动的308大选变天，造成一些没有出力的人在民联有地位，而他们出力的却要受苦坐牢。他们现在要争取在民联州属担任行政议员。唉，又是为了官位。

兴权会领袖说组织一个新党的目的是集合所有印裔同胞的力量。

拜托兴权会领袖想清楚，民联在308大胜，是华巫印集合的力量，不是靠单方面力量。如果你们组织一个印裔新党，你们就等于回到以前旧的政治形势。你们即变成另一个国大党，那对我国政治需要转型没有帮助，反而是祸害。

目前民联有三个党已经很足够的了，再加你们的一个新党，下届大选大家就会为争选区而分裂。如果民联要与国阵抗衡的话，必须同心，你们为什么不能好像其他印裔一样加入行动党或公正党一起斗争呢？

我并不是说支持哪一方，而是希望看到大马很快成为一个民主国，所以不要再搞什么种族政党了。我们希望未来我国会演变到所有政党解散，各族在单一政党里头，两线制互相竞选。

兴权会组织新党，只能够给国阵趁虚而入。若下届大选民联仍然不能胜过国阵，即使你们能够当国会议员又要什么意义呢？

我也希望林吉祥能够说服兴权会的领袖，放弃这种旧头脑的政治斗争。

Mothers' Day at NLS 母亲节在新生命圣所

Date: 10th May, 2009
Occasion: Mothers' Day

The Chinese congregation of New Life Sanctuary celebrated Mothers' Day.

日期： 2009年5月10日
时节： 母亲节

新生命圣所中文堂庆祝母亲节。

Easter Mission Trip at Malacca 在马六甲的复活节宣教行程

Date: 12th April, 2009
Occasion: Easter Service
Venue: Bethel Assembly of God, Malacca

New Life Sanctuary Chinese team ministered at the Church. The Resident Pastor is Rev. Emily Khoo. We presented two songs, Above All Power, and Then Sings My Soul.

Brother William Choong treated us with one of the best Nyonya food in town.

日期： 2009年4月12日
时节： 耶稣复活节
地点： 马六甲神召会伯大利堂

新生命圣所中文堂宣教对在教会服侍。驻堂牧师是丘慧星牧师。我们呈现两首歌：“超越权柄”，和“我灵歌唱”。

锺正华弟兄请我们吃市上其中最好的娘惹餐之一。

What RM25 million can buy, something that goes hee-haw (UPDATED)

Do I hear a nationwide boycott in the making? Or are the Chinese still going to continue giving money to Vincent Tan and then blame the Malays for what happened in Perak?

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Hee: I didn't use pepper spray

Hee described the sitting as a "nightmare" and claimed that her former DAP colleagues were out to harass her.

She also complained that she was negatively portrayed by press reports.

She said that the note thrown at her was a RM1 note, not a RM50 note as reported in the media.

To set the record straight, she said her former party colleague Thomas Su (DAP-Pasir Pinji) waved a RM50 in front of her but did not hand her the note.

"If I was given RM50, I will keep it and give it to someone in need. But he is a ‘kedekut' (cheapskate). He held on to it and waved it. I know he is 'kedekut'." she said.

On whether she had used the pepper spray against Yew Tian Hoe (DAP-Aulong), Hee said that she pointed her hotel key-chain, not a pepper spray canister.

"It is just a key-chain. 'Hati mereka ada hantu' (They have a guilty conscience)," she said, adding that she is suffering body aches from the scuffles.



However, a clip taken during the assembly yesterday did show Hee pointing what appeared to be a pepper spray canister at Yew (photo above).

The Deputy Speaker of the Perak State Assembly, Hee Yit Fong, was not only the key person in allowing Barisan Nasional to grab power in Perak -- and she has been going around boasting about it; that she was the key person -- but was also the key person in getting V Sivakumar removed from the hall like a sack of potatoes. And she was paid RM25 million to cross over to Barisan Nasional.

Actually, it was DAP’s fault. For some time now she had been grumbling that she is not being properly treated and was not being given due recognition but the party leadership did not do anything about her grouses.

Some say it was an internal struggle within DAP, which is not uncommon for any political party, as many, if not most, of those in politics are in it for personal gain and not to serve the rakyat. DAP is not alien to internal squabbles. No political party is, whether it is Barisan Nasional or Pakatan Rakyat. In fact, these internal squabbles are ongoing even as you read this.

The straw that broke the camel’s back, or donkey’s back as many now call Hee, was when everyone was given a Camry except her. They argued that she is not able to drive anyway. So why does she need a car? Her reckoning is that she is a Deputy Speaker. So why can’t they also provide her a driver together with the car if she is not able to drive?

Whatever it may be, the thing that prompted her to abandon the party that no longer appreciated her services was the RM25 million that Vincent Tan of Berjaya paid her. Yes, she was paid a cool RM25 million in cash, more money than any Malaysia Today reader will see it many lifetimes.

Okay, so what are we going to do about it? We lament about her being a traitor. We label her a prostitute. We call her all sorts of names. But have we forgotten that there can only be prostitutes as long as there are clients who pay for the services of prostitutes. And in the case of Hee the client is Vincent Tan.

So punish Hee by all means. Call her all sorts of names if that makes you happy. But don’t forget to also punish the man who turned her into a prostitute, Vincent Tan.

How many of you still eat or shop or gamble at establishments owned by Vincent Tan? Is it not time we organised a nationwide boycott of anything and everything that Vincent Tan has an interest in. You know which establishments I am talking about. And aren’t Chinese the biggest gamblers and is not Vincent Tan getting rich with your hard-earned money which you are willingly and gladly handing over to him?

Stop grumbling. Start doing something. As Lee Iacocca said, “Don’t get mad, get even!” And it is time to stop getting mad and to start getting even.

Boycott, boycott, boycott! This must be the new name of the game. Vincent Tan gave RM25 million of YOUR hard-earned money to Hee. Stop giving him more money, which he will use to buy off more Pakatan Rakyat Members of Parliament and State Assemblypersons.

Perak is only the first. It is not going to be the last. Vincent Tan is talking to more Pakatan Rakyat lawmakers and enticing them with RM10 million to RM25 million each to cross over. By the time the next general election is upon us, maybe only Kelantan will remain a Pakatan Rakyat state. Kedah, Penang and Selangor would probably go the way of Perak in time to come.

That is Najib’s grand design. And Vincent Tan is bankrolling the entire operation. Stop cursing the Malays, in particular the Umno Malays. The Malays would not achieve much without Chinese money. And only the Chinese can punish Chinese such as Vincent Tan because the Chinese are bigger gamblers than the Malays and the Malays do not have that kind of money to burn like the Chinese do.

Do I hear a nationwide boycott in the making? Or are the Chinese still going to continue giving money to Vincent Tan and then blame the Malays for what happened in Perak?

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Gaming & Lottery Management
*BERJAYA LAND BERHAD
BERJAYA SPORTS TOTO BERHAD
Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Berjaya Sports Toto (Cayman) Limited
Berjaya Lottery Mgt (HK) Limited
International Lottery & Totalizator Sys Inc, USA
*PRIME GAMING PHILIPPINES, INC
Philippines Gaming Mgmt.Corporation
Berjaya Intl Casino Mgt (Seychelles) Limited

Financial Services
BERJAYA CAPITAL BERHAD
Prime Credit Leasing Sdn Bhd
Berjaya Sompo Insurance Berhad (f.k.a Berjaya General Insurance Berhad)
Inter-Pacific Capital Sdn Bhd
Inter-Pacific Securities Sdn Bhd
Inter-Pacific Asset Management Sdn Bhd

Consumer Marketing, Direct Selliing & Retailing
COSWAY CORPORATION BERHAD
Singer (M) Sdn Bhd
Berjaya HVN Sdn Bhd (Selling children and educational DVD & CD)
Berjaya HVN (S) Pte Ltd
Direct Vision Sdn Bhd
Cosway (M) Sdn Bhd
Cosway (Thailand) Co. Ltd
eCosway.com Sdn Bhd
Cosway Value Club (Australia) Pty Ltd
Country Farms Sdn Bhd (Organic products)
Countryfarm Organics Sdn Bhd
Berjaya Books Sdn Bhd

Vacation Time-share, travel, hotel, resorts
BERJAYA GROUP BERHAD
BERJAYA HILLS BERHAD (f.k.a Bukit Tinggi Resort Berhad)
*BERJAYA LAND BERHAD
Avetani Sdn Bhd
INFORMATICS EDUCATION LTD, SINGAPORE
Berjaya Vacation Club Berhad
Berjaya Vacation Club (Cayman) Limited
Berjaya Eden Park Hotel, London, United Kingdom
Berjaya Vacation Club (UK) Limited
Berjaya Vacation Club (S) Pte Ltd
Berjaya Hotel Singapore
Berjaya International Casino Management (HK) Limited
Berjaya Redang Beach Resort Sdn Bhd
Berjaya Redang Golf & Spa Resort, Terengganu
Berjaya Redang Beach Resort, Terengganu
Berjaya Langkawi Beach Resort Sdn Bhd
Berjaya Langkawi Beach & Spa Resort, Kedah
Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Beach Resort Ltd
Berjaya Beau Vallon Beach Resort & Casino, Seychelles
Anse Volbert Hotel Ltd
Berjaya Praslin Beach Resort, Seychelles
Berjaya Georgetown Hotel (Penang)Sdn Bhd - Berjaya Georgetown Hotel, Penang
Dian Kristal Sdn Bhd- Berjaya Times Square Hotel and Convention Center, KL

Recreation Development & Management
BERJAYA LAND BERHAD
Amat Muhibah Sdn Bhd
Desa WaterPark, Kuala Lumpur
Berjaya Vacation Club Berhad 99.25
Berjaya Air Sdn Bhd
KDE Recreation Berhad
Kelab Darul Ehsan
Indah Corporation Berhad
Bukit Banang Golf & Country Club, Batu Pahat
Staffield Country Resort Berhad
Staffield Country Resort, Negeri Sembilan
Bukit Kiara Resort Berhad
Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort, Kuala Lumpur
Berjaya Golf Resort Berhad
Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort, KL

Property Investment & Development
COSWAY CORPORATION BERHAD
Cosway (M) Sdn Bhd
Stephens Properties Sdn Bhd
Wisma Cosway, Kuala Lumpur
Berjaya City Sdn Bhd
Wangsa Tegap Sdn Bhd
Berjaya Central Park, KL
Bukit Pinang Leisure Sdn Bhd
*BERJAYA LAND BERHAD
Kota Raya Development Sdn Bhd
Kota Raya Complex, K.L.
Nural Enterprise Sdn Bhd
Plaza Berjaya, K.L.
Noble Circle (M) Sdn Bhd
KL Plaza, K.L.
Menara Berjaya, KL
Berjaya Land Development Sdn Bhd
Taman UPC, Ayer Hitam, Johor
Bandar Banang Jaya, Batu Pahat, Johor
Selat Makmur Sdn Bhd
Seputeh Heights, K.L.
Subang Heights, Subang Jaya, Selangor
Indra Ehsan Sdn Bhd
Taman Cemerlang, Gombak, Selangor
Sri Panglima Sdn Bhd
Taman Kinrara IV, Puchong, K.L.
Securiservices Sdn Bhd
Petaling Indah, Condominiums, K.L.
Klasik Mewah Sdn Bhd
Sri Indah Court, Johor Bahru, Johor
Cempaka Properties Sdn Bhd
Kuantan Perdana, Kuantan, Pahang
Berjaya Megamall, Kuantan, Pahang
Tiram Jaya Sdn Bhd
Sri Pelangi Apartments / Condominiums, K.L.
Pakar Angsana Sdn Bhd
Berjaya Park, Shah Alam, Selangor
Berjaya Property Management Sdn Bhd 100
Taman Tar Development Sdn Bhd
The Peak, Taman TAR, Ampang, Selangor
B.T. Properties Sdn Bhd
Kim's Park Business Centre, Batu Pahat, Johor
Berjaya Golf Resort Berhad
Arena Green Apartments, KL
Greenfields Apartments, KL
Green Avenue Condominiums, KL
Savanna Condominiums, KL

Food & Beverages
Berjaya Starbucks Coffee Company (M) Sdn Bhd
Berjaya Roasters (M) Sdn Bhd
Berjaya Pizza Company Sdn Bhd

Industrial
Finewood Forest Products Sdn Bhd
Berjaya Bandartex Sdn Bhd
Berjaya Knitex Sdn Bhd
Berjaya Soutex Sdn Bhd
COSWAY CORPORATION BERHAD
Cosway (M) Sdn Bhd
Kimia Suchi Sdn Bhd
Kimia Suchi Marketing Sdn Bhd

Education
informaticsgroup

Investment Holding & Others
Berjaya Engineering & Construction (HK) Limited
Berjaya Registration Services Sdn Bhd
Berjaya Group (Cayman) Limited 100
Roasters Asia Pacific (HK) Limited
Inter-Pacific Trading Sdn Bhd
TAIGA BUILDING PRODUCTS LTD, CANADA
KUB-Berjaya Enviro Sdn Bhd
Successline (M) Sdn Bhd
SecureXpress Services Sdn Bhd
BERJAYA HOLDINGS (HK) LIMITED

Source: http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/21594/84/

许月凤是507霹州议会最大赢家

507霹州州议会闹剧，国阵耍卑鄙手段使自己成为赢家。但你是否察觉到，整个事件最大的赢家是九洞州议员许月凤？

许月凤，又名“霹州吴三桂”，变节成为国阵走狗后，躲躲藏藏几个月后，丑妇终于出来见家翁，选民就是要看她怎样做。507她出席州议会，当天精神特别爽，从画面看到的她，我几乎不认得她。她一扫过去的憔悴面容，因为她满有期待。

就是因为这次可以报复民联的欺负，尤其是行动党对她的大材小用，现在可以一洗多年来累积的闷气。她是因为想争取当行政议员，却因着只被分配当副议长而埋怨在心。可是民联高层对她左看右看，前看后看，也看不出她有什么料子能出任行政议员！

许月凤已经被霹州”大臣“赞比里的人马训练得滚瓜烂熟，晓得怎样到时在议会主持会议。机会来了，当议长西华出去迎接摄政王时，她趁虚而入迅速取代议长继续会议。她接纳撤换议长动议，由甘尼申成为新议长。

其实整个议会，西华都未曾宣布开始。这证明国阵贪婪权力，不惜绕过议会常规，这种能事全世界只有大马政府才有的。

许月凤总算报复了，她现在可以高枕无忧了。美中不足乃现在她却无家可归，我的意思是她没有党派，很想找一个家。有人讲可能民政党会收她。请问许子根是真的吗？本来你们民政党都已经几乎全军覆没的了，如果收了她，就恭祝贵党下届正式收山成功！

那么，也请问马华的翁诗杰收不收许月凤？你们应该考虑收她，因为她是人才，不但使你们现在多一个州议席，还能够帮助你们下届寿终正寝呢！

那么，如果没有国阵的政党愿意收许月凤的话，她岂不是变成孤魂野鬼？其实她并不怕只有剩下的三年多白吃国人的血汗纳税钱，因为她已经被奖赏了。为什么我讲 ”白吃国人的血汗纳税钱“？因为现在九洞人民都不要她作代议士了，她根本不能出来见选民呀！所以她既不能履行她的职责服务选区，却又厚着面皮不辞职，那不是”白吃国人的血汗纳税钱“又是什么啊？

几年后下届大选她不大可能出来竞选的，因为心里有数全国每个角落选民都会唾弃她的。不过，这也无所谓，因为许多人都说她已经接受了500万马币，这笔钱可供她举家移民到澳洲享老去，非常好用。

警察成为国阵傀儡

也在《当今大马》发表：http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/103820

警察强拖拉霹州议长西华离开座位，把他拖拉出议会厅，我感到不寒而栗！难道这就是大马式民主？

这样的画面，令人想到暴力政权。霹州不是有宪法吗，为何国阵要摒弃这种文明的宪法，而使用不文明的暴力行为？警察的行动，明显就是国阵的傀儡，他们并不独立。

警察甚至因着人穿黑衣就捉人，连百姓喜欢穿什么颜色的服装都被剥夺自由，外国人还敢来我们国家吗？

今天的州议会结果，由国阵胜利，乃是预料中事。因为自从当时以副首相身份的纳吉发起霹州政变后，纳吉已经没有回头路了！尤其他现在成为首相，为了面子，他明知自己的夺权违反州宪法，却骑虎难下，没有理由现在会认输的。所以就一错再错，硬着头皮错下去，确保所有行动都按照他的意思得逞，包括司法的成绩有利于国阵，如此让人“被说服”国阵的做法是合法的。

国人的确心痛，本来已经被前首相马哈迪糟蹋的司法权威性，现在却进一步失去公信力了。原本大马的司法是受到全世界好评的，现在大马人去到外国都抬不起头来。我想知道的是现在马华怎样看待整个事件？难道你们的领袖看到巫统的这样霸道作法，你们不心痛的吗？抑或你们的良心已经麻木了的呢？为什么不在国阵里头讲良心话呢？你们还继续违背良心支持巫统这般夺权吗？

我只能看到一点，就是若国阵继续不择手段地操纵整个霹州的“合法性”争议，以对自己有利的话，国人会等三年，那时人民就以选票说话了。

最后，我不想一根棒打死整船人，因为有不少警察是正义的。我国的警察部队乃是制度出现问题，即是，凡是国阵的命令什么都行，而凡是非国阵的什么都不行。

别对大马政治悲观：回应雪山锺某

也在《当今大马》发表：http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/103666

我的文章〈马华领袖跳槽民联时机已到〉，庆幸蒙雪山锺某以〈弃暗投明当官去〉回应。

雪山锺某把我的文章分析为“跳槽只为当官”，这并不是我的意思，而是他的错误分析。

雪山锺某整篇文章，看起来他对大马政治非常悲观。我并不怪他，因为大马51年来，政治只让人民看到钩心斗角，政客以肮脏手段击倒政敌，往往只为私利。所以我不难理解雪山锺某传达的信息乃“谁执政都无分别，还不是天下乌鸦一样黑？”

其实我并不喜欢“跳槽”这样的东西，而是基于这样的青蛙政治乃是国阵的专利品，所以才无奈地以意气行事！不是吗？当国阵拥有三分之二国会优势时，在野党三番四次地动议制造”反跳槽“法令，都被国阵推翻。为什么？因为它对国阵非常好用！

到了今天国阵仍然没有意思动议支持”反跳槽”，因为它们还是相信它好用。你看国阵使霹州变天就是一个好例子，三个“中立”的州议员只等时候加入国阵吧了！

基于国阵如此51年的投机，所以我才支持蔡细历和马华领袖跳槽！

大马的政治趋势是可以进入更对人民有利的，所以雪山锺某不要太悲观。看看民联的五个州政府，推出一连串惠民政策，推行把利益与人民分享，媒体自由等。

观看国阵在霹州夺权后怎么样？国阵召集的州议会限制媒体采访，这已经看到国阵还未收到去年308变天的信息，仍然死性不改，打压言论。

我不是认为民联执政了之后就一切美好，而是认为人民应该是变得成熟的时候了。我们必须监督政府，关心政治。我们过去失败乃在于怕政府，认为政治肮脏。尤其是华裔，只顾自己生活，对政治冷淡。其实世上没有所谓的邪恶国家领袖，而是好人都不参政，结果让恶人去搞。

我们让民联执政并没有损失，若它们败坏我们可以下届换政府。我国有机会进入一个两线制的体系，哪一线要执政，那么它就须拿出政绩来说服选民！

弃暗投明当官去！

在《当今大马》回应网主：http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/103599

雪山锺某 | 5月4日 晚上8点10分

拜读了陈亚伦的大作，发现陈先生的文章把重点都放在当官上。

他建议蔡氏父子过档民联，目的是为了他们的官位着想，因为他认为国阵在来届大选一定会输掉。他呼吁蔡智勇应该现在就加入民联，下届再以民联的旗帜竞选对垒马华，民心求变，马华一定会输的。

他也要求蔡细历效仿陈仪乔，下一届大选，她肯定会会获得公正党分配一个选区竞选，要跳槽就趁早，免得苏州过河没船搭！

我说陈先生你说的一点都没有错，真的是一针见血，锺某非常的佩服。只是，蔡氏是否有如你所说，只是为了当官而离开马华？我想，这只是你一厢情愿的看法，不要冤枉好人。

你也提到，纳吉的内阁大多数是旧人，换汤不换药，证明国阵没意愿要改变。但是，你也别忘了公正党实权领袖安华的众多大将们，也曾经是巫统的诸侯。

其实，你的建议也证明了多数人民的想法，马来西亚没有政治家，只有政客。国阵也好，民联也也罢，满街都是投机客。

可不是吗？现在的人都非常健忘，而且还能选择性的坚持立场。加入政党不再是为了什么伟大的改革梦想，也不是为了什么为国为民，最重要的是我的付出有什么回报？

有些人为了圆首相梦，有些人想当大官，还上演多场好戏。念念经，朗朗诗，谴责曾经一起出生入死的同志贪污腐败，仿佛忘了自己也是一份子。

一个人加入政党，根本就无关该党的理念，如果你不相信，看看那些跳来跳去的青蛙，从“A”理念的政党跳到“B”理念的政党完全没有什么问题。

如果你批评他们，支持者会说，只要他肯为民服务，进什么党也不重要。还有，更要命的是，你必须跳对党，否则，你可没有好下场。

要弃暗投明当英雄，或是当汉奸，由你来决定。

而那些真正爱党，坚持理念，走入人群为民服务，默默的在奉献的永远只是党内的基层或是不起眼的小兵。他们没有才能，所以得不到他人的瞩目，要跳党也没人要。

而有能力而且有抱负的领袖，总是不停的要为人民服务，所以发现自己的的利益或是官位没着落，就会不停的往外探，只要有机会，不管什么理念什么原则，跳就对了，反正到最后得利的是自己。

我建议陈亚伦应该呼吁国阵领袖，为了自己的利益着想，也为了自己的官位，大家赶快忏悔，弃暗投明，加入民联大家庭，使得自己在大变天之后，分得一杯羹。

注：作者部落格http://politicchannel2.blogspot.com/

马华领袖跳槽民联时机已到

也在《当今大马》发表：http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/103523

蔡细历说有民联拉拢他父子跳槽，我相信他的话，我认为他们早做早著！有几个原因：

1、国阵已经失去民心，尤其巫统还不认为它是去年308大选使国阵失去三分之二优势的罪魁，因此到了今天仍然不知自己错在哪里。

2、马华和民政在308之后初期纷纷讲真话，但现在巫统的不服民心做法，两个所谓华基政党却不敢纠正。

3、纳吉的内阁大多数是旧人，证明国阵没意愿要改变。尤其马华和民政在大选输掉的领袖，还能进入内阁，这已经让人看到国阵真的江郎才尽！翁诗杰呈上名单，使用在大选失利的人选，选民拒绝的候选人，硬硬让他们进国会和内阁，别以为选民可以被愚弄。

4、沙巴人说早知道西马反得这么厉害，也一起反。一年来，东马两州提出许多不满，目前巫统只是把它们的不满扫入地毯底下，那么下届大选你以为它们会怎样投票呢？

5、柔佛是国阵强区，因为华裔都支持国阵。308大选成绩，华裔看到中北马变天，非常惊讶大马会出现这样的政绩。为什么柔佛华裔不敢变天？因为他们长期受新加坡电视影响，那里九成的华裔看新加坡电视，结果他们也变得好像新加坡人怕输。但现在中北马的变天给他们壮胆了，所以，下届大选就会仿效。

所以，蔡智勇应该现在就加入民联，下届再以民联的旗帜竞选对垒马华，民心求变，马华一定会输的。其实，华裔对马华过去51年为华裔做的事情节节败退，华裔已经不支持它了。马华在政府的地位江河日下，你看巫统给马华最高什么部长？交通部长，一个不重要的部门，并且商业车辆的管理也被割掉给首相暑，可悲！

蔡细历，仿效陈仪乔吧！下届大选，她肯定会获得公正党分配一个选区竞选的。要跳槽就趁早，免得过了苏州没艇搭！

Najib must clear his own mess

by Tunku Aziz

MAY 7 – I never for a moment thought I should live to see the day when a traditional hereditary ruler of a Malay State has taken such a rapid slide in his people’s estimation, approbation and adulation as has the Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak. It took one unfortunate, ill-conceived and ill-considered decision over a petition by the Pakatan Rakyat Mentri Besar Datuk Nizar Jamaluddin, to dissolve the Perak State Assembly that has turned Perak into a politically difficult and dangerous situation.

His Highness Sultan Azlan Shah is no ordinary ruler. As a former Lord President and head of the Malaysian judiciary, he ascended the throne of Perak as someone well-qualified by education and training for what, for all practical purposes, is a largely ceremonial sinecure. Be that as it may, the position carries a heavy constitutional responsibility.

It has become quite apparent that while his legal knowledge may be assumed to be extensive, his training more than adequate, his wisdom in dealing with a delicate and important political matter of public concern, on reflection, has in my humble opinion, turned out to be questionable. A great deficiency in a ruler who showed so much early promise of being a wise, liberal minded and benevolent leader.

When the final chapter of the Perak constitutional fiasco comes to be written, the country, and the world, will be able revisit and understand better the magnitude of the debilitating effects of the royal decision on the Malaysian body politic. Malaysians, in particular, will view with horror the ugly scars left on their nation’s nascent democracy, and they will be constantly reminded how one hasty error of judgement was enough to trigger a political tragedy of the worst imaginable kind. A Greek tragedy pales by comparison.

The saddest part of all is that the resultant unseemly legal wrangling could have been avoided. The fact that the flawed decision was not reversed, within a day or two when it became abundantly clear that the decision not to dissolve the Assembly and call for fresh elections was manifestly unfair and unethical, was nothing if not sheer carelessness, in all the circumstances. I maintain that even now it is not too late to reverse that politically fatal decision and bring to an end this disgraceful episode in the history of participatory representative government in our country.

There is no disgrace or humiliation in coming to terms with one’s honest mistake. No one, even the wisest among us, is infallible. If the Sultan believes, as we know he does passionately, that his royal duty is to serve the public interest, then NOW is the time to give that commitment practical effect.

The Perak fiasco is not about to run out of steam. We must accept that the situation will get worse before it gets better. I saw the images from the State Assembly “sitting” on national television at lunch time today (7 May 2009) with a sense of unbounded revulsion. The scene of warring politicians shouting invective was not a joy to behold.

To use a medical analogy, the Perak affair will be a running sore. Only the Sultan of Perak can provide an effective cure. To ignore what is obviously an untenable constitutional position is an act of grave irresponsibility, and while the Prime Minister thinks it is a great idea for him to give the impression that he is above it all, I should like to remind him that he is not blameless, far from it. It was his active act of muddying the Perak political waters that brought about this current crisis in the first place.

He now has a chance to show that he is not a partisan prime minister, but a national statesman who is prepared to intervene decisively to put matters right in fairness and equity.

Looking back, it was not such a clever personal coup after all. His machination was so abysmally repugnant even judged by the consistently low ethical and moral political standards of UMNO/BN that I find myself wondering whether I could trust him enough to buy my next second-hand car from him; this is the same man trying to persuade us to buy his 1 Malaysia. What a man! (With apologies to G.B.Shaw)

About the writer: One of the prime movers in setting up Transparency International Malaysia, in happier times was regarded by Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi as "one man (who) was able to harness his personal passion and deep commitment to the values of ethics and integrity, give it a larger purpose and meaning, and turn it into a force to transform society for the better." Why then was he left out of the MACC Advisory Group? He is regarded as being too outspoken for comfort and, therefore, difficult to handle.

CD with "Allah" confiscated at KL Airport

KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 – A Melanau woman was given the green light by the High Court here today to challenge the Home Ministry’s decision to confiscate eight compact discs (CDs) of Christian religious teachings containing the word “Allah”.

Justice Datuk Alizatul Khair Osman granted leave to Jill Ireland Lawrence Bill, 27, to initiate the judicial review proceedings to seek three reliefs from the court. She wants an order of certiorari to quash the ministry’s decision to confiscate the CDs, an order of mandamus to direct the ministry to return the CDs to her and a declaration that she has the legitimate expectation to exercise her right to possess, use and import publications containing the word “Allah”.

Alizatul made the order in chambers after hearing submissions from her counsel, Annou Xavier and Henry Teh, and senior federal counsel Suzanna Atan, representing the ministry and the government who were named as respondents.

On May 11 last year, the ministry seized the CDs under Section 9 (1) of the Printing Presses And Publications Act 1984 when Jill Ireland, a clerk, disembarked at the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) in Sepang.

The CDs containing titles including “Cara Menggunakan Kunci Kerajaan Allah, Cara Hidup Dalam Kerajaan Allah and Ibadah Yang Benar Dalam Kerajaan Allah” were brought in from Indonesia.

Jill, a Sarawakian native and a Christian, claimed that she used the word “Allah” in her prayers, worship and religious education. She claimed that she used both Bahasa Malaysia and the Bahasa Indonesia ALKITAB which uses the word “Allah”. She claimed that she received a letter dated July 7 last year from the ministry outlining the reasons for the confiscation, including that it was a threat to security, that it used prohibited words and that it was a breach of religious guidelines. – Bernama

The Closing of the Gates of Grace

by Maurice Sklar
March 30, 2009

Note: Maurice is a Messianic Jew and a top concert violinist with his own ministry. He was a featured soloist on the popular Shalom Jerusalem music video a few years ago. He founded MAURICE SKLAR MINISTRIES.

Tonight I watched as the Holy Spirit gave me a vision.

I saw two massive gate doors – both on the right and the left of the earth. They were made out of gold with precious gems embedded in them. They were positioned over the earth in the spirit realm. On the other side of the gates was heaven. On our side of the gates was the earth suspended in space. Then I saw a mighty angel on each side of the two gates. They were standing as sentries guarding the doorway or portal from the two realms. They each had a large sword in their hands that was on fire and it seemed to spin around perpetually in every direction and it shot these flames out all around them. I was amazed and awed at their glory and size. They seemed as large as the earth below them. The gates were even larger in size than they were! Both the angels and the gates were glowing as bright as the sun, it seemed. On the heavenly side – light was streaming like a river flowing toward the earth. As I looked into the glorious light, I saw the Lord sitting on His throne in great majesty with many crowns on His head. He had an iron/bronze-looking scepter in his right hand and an old-fashioned-looking harvesting sickle in the other.

Suddenly, I heard His voice. It sounded like a roaring ocean of water and wind as He spoke. I have never heard such a sound before. He said,

“The time has come to close the gates of grace upon the earth. The nations have rejected Me and My Father long enough. Lift the coverings of protection off of those nations that have chosen Babylon over my Kingdom. I will no longer protect them from reaping what they have sown.”

Then the two angels on each side of the golden gate leaves began to move slowly to shut the giant doorway/portal. I noticed that this was a slow process, because I saw the seasons change on earth and some years pass before it was fully closed. As it was closing, I was able to look closer at the river of light that was pouring upon the earth. In it was every blessing and healing grace, forgiveness, unconditional agape love, and the constant flow of angels carrying all these wonderful blessings to the earth.
Right before the gates shut, I heard the Voice of the Lord say,

“Come up here, my Bride, and escape the wrath that is about to be poured out upon the earth.”

I heard a nearly deafeningly loud blast of heavenly trumpets from both those angels at the same time, and suddenly, I saw multitudes of souls – millions and millions of them – ascending out of the earth very fast in a flash of light. The river of light coming through the gates met them in the upper atmosphere of the earth and then reversed itself and all the souls and the river of light went back up out of the earth and into the closing gates back into heaven.

Then I saw the gates finish shutting completely – at a much faster rate now after the souls from earth had finished going into heaven. Then, it became so dark that I could no longer see the stars even. There was no more river of light flowing down upon the earth. The earth was covered in what looked like white neon hexagon shapes in a web above the earth (please see my teaching “Visions from the Dallas Revival 1985” on my websight) It rapidly became opaque where I could no longer see the earth underneath. I just saw a brownish looking color –like a stagnant pond - where the oceans and land could be seen only a few moments before. Then, nearly just as fast, the whole earth seemed to be swallowed up in the thickest black darkness I had ever seen. It was like a black hole in the universe. It made the rest of the universe look light in comparison, if I could describe it that way.

I felt so sick and hopeless as I saw this. Then, just like I had heard back in the vision in 1985, I began hearing the screams of millions upon millions of souls that I knew were trapped in that darkness below in the earth. The Holy Spirit then spoke to me and said,

“This is now coming upon the whole earth as a snare and a trap. This is what the nations have chosen. As they have done, so shall it be done to them. As they have cursed, so shall they be cursed. As they have condemned, so shall they be condemned. The time of My wrath shall surely come. The nations shall drink of the wine of the wrath of My cup that I have mixed for them. Woe! Woe! Woe to the earth for the hour of her judgment has surely come! Babylon shall now fall and be consumed by the fire of my wrath.”

Then I realized that these were still events to come in the future. But I also somehow knew that it was imminent. Once again, I saw the doors of the gates of grace still remained partially open. I knew that this was our present time now. I was so relieved to see the river of light flowing into the earth again. But, the doors were closing fast! They weren’t fully opened as they were even a few years ago. I knew that we didn’t have much more time. The Lord spoke again so loudly and powerfully:

“Warn them! Time is very short! You must preach the gospel and work while it is still daylight. The night comes very soon, and no man can then harvest in the time of grace ever again. The doors of grace are beginning to close. REPENT! REPENT! REPENT O Earth before the river of light stops flowing! Then you will face Me, not as Merciful Savior, but as the Judge of all the earth. Who will hear and heed the final call of the silver trumpet’s clarion of Grace, Grace! My Spirit will not strive with sinful man forever. Come to Me now while there is still a little time left. I am coming soon for My overcoming Bride. Keep your lamps burning…Watch and Pray…I AM AT THE DOORS OF GRACE! They are closing quickly….Come into My ark of safety…come into the Bridal chamber and the doors will SHUT…I AM COMING FOR YOU, MY BELOVED!!!”

I pray that we all take heed to God’s prophetic warning and be ready when he appears for His glorious, waiting Bride.

Love in our Messiah,
Maurice Sklar