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RMNIXON · 02-22-2007, 07:47 PM

Spies to snoop on unmarried lovers | | The Australian

Spies to snoop on unmarried lovers

From correspondents in Malaysia
February 20, 2007

A MALAYSIAN state plans to recruit "spies" from the public to snoop on unmarried lovers and report them to Islamic religious authorities.

The Terengganu State Government plans to enlist the part-time spies to look out for un-Islamic behaviour, such as unmarried couples kissing or holding hands, the Star daily newspaper said.

"Some of these 'spies' could be waitresses or even janitors at hotels acting as auxiliary undercover agents for our religious department," the head of the State Government's Islamic and Welfare Committee, Rosol Wahid, was quoted as saying.

"Accurate details are required for the enforcement officers to act, otherwise they could be pouncing on married couples."

Last October, religious police in another part of this mainly Muslim country caused an outcry when they mistakenly raided the rented holiday apartment of a Christian American couple on suspicion that they were unmarried Muslims in "close proximity".

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WOW! I would like to know more about what they actually do to the naughty offenders? I hope they don't cut things off!

Kytro · 02-22-2007, 07:50 PM

It shows why religion needs to be kept the hell away from law.

SoFlaJDM · 02-22-2007, 08:17 PM

that's their problem... i'm concerned about THIS country

goldenponderbob · 02-22-2007, 08:18 PM

Has a bit of a Marxist ring to it; religion may be an essential element in this
instance, but I'll bet the basic scenarion applies on a much wider scale.

Basically good comrades minding everybody elses business after checking up on their own behavior.

The word "reeducation" springs to mind as being appropriate to the story.

goldenponderbob

RMNIXON · 02-22-2007, 09:31 PM

Religion should inspire people to better behavior, not force them with Nazi-Like Police State tactics. And yes, some people here in this country should take note.

R-Type · 02-23-2007, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by RMNIXON

WOW! I would like to know more about what they actually do to the naughty offenders? I hope they don't cut things off!

Irrelevant. Their actions do not excuse nor downplay the threats christian evangelists in this country pose to liberty. You can pretty much guarantee that evangelist US legislators would enact the same kinds of laws if they thought they could get them passed. The nanny-state puritanesque vice laws we have now are already bad enough.

RMNIXON · 02-23-2007, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by R-Type

Irrelevant. Their actions do not excuse nor downplay the threats christian evangelists in this country pose to liberty. You can pretty much guarantee that evangelist US legislators would enact the same kinds of laws if they thought they could get them passed. The nanny-state puritanesque vice laws we have now are already bad enough.

Then make a post about that threat. Document that post. Now what they dream of doing vs. what they can do? Fanatics on the left and right have all kinds of ideas how to run things. But what power do they have? I lived through 12 years of Reagan/Bush Sr. and how abortion right were gonna be taken away if you elect these guy. Guess what? Never happened!

R-Type · 02-23-2007, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by RMNIXON

Then make a post about that threat. Document that post. Now what they dream of doing vs. what they can do? Fanatics on the left and right have all kinds of ideas how to run things. But what power do they have? I lived through 12 years of Reagan/Bush Sr. and how abortion right were gonna be taken away if you elect these guy. Guess what? Never happened!

Only because they haven't been able to. It's not like they're not trying.

I was responding to your implied meaning in the topic. That implication being: what christian evangelists do here is not a real threat to liberty because, in <land abc>, <religious zealot def> does <xyz horrible things>. If this is not your intent, then why'd you make the post and label the subject as you did? This position is akin to a kid who was caught stealing a candy bar pointing to another kid and saying "well he stole SIX candy bars!" as a defense when neither action was acceptable.

Diamond Cross · 02-24-2007, 05:51 AM

I don't know. In the Southern states things like blow-jobs and certain sexual positions were actually illegal until they were struck down as unconstitutional.

And some Christian groups are striving to to turn America into a Christian theocracy.