The Kent Ridge Common, 27 Apr 2009, Kelvin Teo
Playing with words and a controversial precedent
SINGAPORE - It has now emerged that two pastors at the Church of Our Saviour (COOS) sent out emails calling on church members to join AWARE and support the new Exco members. Mr Shawn Tay, a pastor with the Choices Ministry responsible for ministering to homosexuals made an explicit call in his email message to all responsible females to sign up for membership with AWARE immediately, and also to attend this all-important EGM so as to vote against changing the Constitution.
Interestingly, Mr Derek Hong, senior Pastor of COOS, has corroborated Dr Thio Su Mien’s earlier revelation that homosexuality should be cast in a negative light as opposed to a neutral one. Quoting TheOnlineCitizen, Mr Derek Hong made a beckoning call to other women in their church to support their sisters in the new Exco. He sees the move by the new Exco as a necessity to ensure that the nation does not cross the line drawn by God.
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