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PETALING JAYA: The Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) has criticized PAS Pasir Puteh MP Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh for his recent comments on the Bible.
“The fact that this disregard for our holy scriptures comes during a time of distress and economic hardship, but also with an uncertain future as the global pandemic progresses, shows not only great callousness, but blatant disregard for well-being. of other human beings.
“He gave little thought to making false claims when he said ‘Kitab Injil ini dipesongkan ataupun diubah (the Gospel is distorted or changed)’ during a debate at the Dewan Rakyat on August 26,” said CFM President Archbishop Julian Leow Beng Kim it’s a statement. on Monday (August 31).
He also said that Nik Muhammad’s refusal to apologize showed that he should be censored and that action be taken against him.
“He is recalcitrant and reportedly unwilling to back down or apologize for his degrading words. This legislator must be censored and reprimanded without reservation by all righteous people.
“No one is above the law, the relevant authorities must also carry out the relevant investigations on the offensive conduct of this legislator,” he said.
He added that Nik Muhammad’s comment goes against the Prime Minister’s message of national unity.
“At a time when the Prime Minister is making strong calls for national unity, and Malaysia Prihatin (Malaysia Cares) is the guiding principle for the national celebration of the 63rd anniversary of Merdeka Day and the 57th anniversary of Malaysia Day, it is an outrage of that a member of Parliament sitting on the government bench shows little concern about the need to rebuild the nation.
While the Christian Federation of Malaysia remains constantly open to dialogue to promote greater understanding in order to promote peace and harmony among all peoples, dialogue must be based on mutual respect and undertaken in a spirit of humility to be fruitful. sowing seeds of trust and good will for the betterment of all ”, he said.
Nik Muhammad made the comment in Parliament when he spoke out against alcohol consumption during his debate on the 2020 Road Transport (Amendment) Bill.
He said that no religion allowed its followers to consume alcohol and that the “Kitab Injil” or Bible had been distorted or changed.
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