Sunday, February 12, 2012

Blame Who for Valentine's Day Celebration

While Christians, at least this one, don't give a hoot about the origin of Valentine's Day or believe what those who fear it like some kind of VD disease claim it has Christian elements, are we shooting our arrows unfairly at cupid or other religions.

Why is it when something is so 'haram' that all efforts are made to connect it to Christian elements? Is it some subtle Christian bashing and Christians are being made some scapegoats for weakening Muslims and threaten Islam?

Seriously the holy fellows screaming 'haram' and 'Christian tainted' and trying to associate Christianity to promoting promiscuity are all being inflicted by some insecurity ailment. At least VD, the disease that is, can be cured but these self righteous religious fellows need to spend more time really hearing God's word than using it to condemn or accuse others of trying to influence their believers!

1Malaysia as usual is keeping quiet and letting the religious bodies go on a frenzy and witch hunt. Okay, their threats and witch-hunt do not affect those who are not of their faith so we are assured. But, to go on and on trying to make the rest of us as sinners and devils makes us feel like devils and they behave like an Inquisition or pharisees against those who want to commemorate VD however they choose.

Even if you claim it does not concern others except your own kind, somehow people's rights will be infringed upon,

Ok Muslims can't celebrate. End of story right? No, we want to point a finger at PAS like they are the culprit. But when BN muftis are on the same warpath like our PAS reminding their faithful of dire consequences, even deciding where their soul will go if they disobey, noone seems to think they are equally dead against their own kind celebrating like the PAS fellows.

So before Easter Sunday comes and you find yourself wanting to enjoy Easter chocs shaped like Easter eggs or bunnies, please forewarn early than when the Christians are celebrating the holy week, they are going to be accused of trying to convert again.  Ban Easter celebrations by any F&B outlet if you don't want believers to be affected by Easter Sunday feast!

Remember last Easter at a five star restaurant, so many Eater bunnies cookies and hot cross buns and they were being eaten by diners of all faiths! Gosh the five star hotel should be banned, the GM hurled up and stoned for allowing such Christan symbolism to be served with blue cheese, mushroom soup and balsamic vinegar & olive oil huh?

Let us not boast we are a nation of moderates or 1Malaysia microcosm of appreciating and celebrating our diversity. If a Muslim leader can be chided by his own religious fellow for visiting a holy cave and adorned with humongous flower wreaths, we wonder if he is a leader of all the people or just one religion?

Stop the Christian bashing pehlease can or not? By all means go on your witch-hunt, bring out the whip, get the stones ready and punish your own, but don't fault other religious or brand others as pagans or infidels out to damn some soul to hell!

There are many who do not agree to the 'halal' food labels because of the way the animals being slaughtered are not humane. Remember one man's halal food is another person's 'haram' food. So should you scream at those who do not subscribe to the halal way but choose to say their own prayers to de-halal is? Where does all this little irritations and absurdity ends huh? See how idiotic, silly and stupid we behave when religion, rather when one claim to be the truth and others falsehood?

If PAS and the holy clerics and muftis want to do God's will please do so on February 14. Set up road blocks, dress in your religious garments and patrol all F&B joints, question anyone at florists, chocs and gift shops who are they buying the flowers, chocs or gift for. And the pagans and infidels should not complain if they are being questioned too right? After all, since the reasoning is that it is the official religion and noone can question them save being arrested for defiling the Constitution and committing sedition, non Muslims should live with the inconvenience, the questioning and the checking right?

The argument for non Muslims to shut up whatever the holy clerics or PAS are warning their own kind is to simplistic.

Singling out VD is not the start but a continuing trend to halalfy BolehLand of infidel, pagan and haram practices. If we who are now given the freedom to celebrate it, are just going to stand by and keep our mouth shut, they will come a time when we may be asked to stop our 'freedom' to our religious or cultural customs and even diet. All because these are affecting the faith of one religion. So the logic is to disallow, stop and get rid of the 'sins' and 'temptations' no?

Let us hope we do not come to a stage where we need to ask permission from other religions if we can drink beer, eat pork, buy lotteries or even be allowed to pray. Have we forgotten the still unresolved language we can use to call 'God' huh?

So still blame PAS for creating issues about VD?
Here are some interesting no nos on Valentine's Day so you can celebrate it without being harassed.

  • Do not declare so loudly to your bebe that you are the most beautiful, the most loving, the most adorable, in fact any superlatives of power, omnipotence may lead you to being questioned if you are permitted to use such superlatives unless you are a pagan or infidel.
  • If you want to hold hands make sure you have your big crucifix and religious relics hanging out of your neck, clearly visible.
  • Carry a Bible or other Holy Book is not permissible because you may be accused of trying to convert people.
  • Kissing and hugging is not allowed in public, well in fact not only on Feb 14 and all other days.
  • Do not assume celebrating in a mamak shop with a mixed group is safe? Make sure you have your NRIC
  • Do no assume celebrating is any eatery with yourself or a mixed group is safe? You may be asked to show your NRIC.
  • Be prepared to answer any interrogation if you are seen carrying a bouquet of roses or a box of chocs or teddy bear with heart signs all over or an over-sized VD card?
  • Do not avoid any checkpoint set up by men in holy garbs least you will be suspected of hiding something.
  • Don't carry any condoms or KY or baby oil or even any pill that look like contraceptive.
  • Make sure your mobile, ipad, laptop on you DO NOT HAVE ANY messages of love even if sent to your wife or hubby or children or receiving from them or any heart symbol because authorities are supposed to have the right to check your electronic devices on you.
  • Better still all take leave and stay at home, don 't go out and eat so noone can blame you for sending innocent holy poor souls to hell.

Think the above are absurd and mischievous? Just last week, a frustrated friend was relating how he was stopped at a checkpoint and unlucky for him still in his gym attire was reminded by those manning the checkpoint not to wear sexy attire when driving or to the gym!

Happy Valentine's Day... and is this haram huh?

Only in BolehLand some choose to see Valentine's symbol this way
" LOVE is patient, LOVE is kind. It is not jealous, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. LOVE does not delight in evil but rejoices in truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. LOVE never fails...now these three remain: faith, hope and LOVE. But the greatest of these is LOVE."
( 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a,13 )

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