KOTA KINABALU – The National Fellowship (NECF) Commission on Sabah Affairs (COSA) is against the compulsory building of mosques in new housing projects in Sabah as a blanket policy.
This is our stand in response to recent suggestions that the state government exempt premium on land given up by developers for the construction of mosques, and that a site for a surau or mosque be compulsorily allocated in every low and medium cost housing project, before approval for the housing project is given to developers.
NECF-COSA is concerned that such a move may lead to religious polarisation in the state and affect the religious harmony unique to Sabah.
The proposal for such a blanket policy is misguided as there has never been any problem in gaining approval for the building of mosques and suraus. On the other hand, it is the non-Muslim places of worship that have been subject to unnecessary delays in obtaining approval for their building plans and in land acquisition applications.
Sabah has long enjoyed harmony and tolerance among its multi-religious populations in a way that is not experienced to the same degree in Peninsula Malaysia. Some households even have members of different faiths living under one roof.
From a practical standpoint, non-Muslim house buyers may eventually end up having to shoulder the added cost to build the mosques passed on to them by developers.
It is irresponsible for individuals, regardless of their political affiliation, to raise such a controversial proposal in their individual capacity as it concerns the religious harmony Sabahans have long enjoyed. Such matters should only be pursued through the State Legislative Assembly and with prior consultation and consensus with leaders of other religions, housing developers and house buyers.
Is someone in the present govmon trying to turn OUR peaceful Sabah into a Taliban country? What kind of evil-intent is this? If the next Sabah administration requires the same policy except they are for houses of worship for Christians, Buddists, Hindus, Skihs and Jews in all housing projects, what would you do? Use your little pea brain, please, for the goods of ALL Sabahans.
ReplyDeleteHOW ABOUT COMPULSORY CHURCHES TO BE FAIR & DEMOCRATIC?
DeleteISLAM IN NOT THE NATIONAL RELIGION UNDER THE CONSTITUTION & SHOULD BE BE FORCED ON US SABAHANS!
FCUK UMNO DEAD!
IN 1963 SABAH HAD ONLY 6% "MALAYS"- 49 YEARS ON SABAH IS BECOMING AN ISLAMIC STATE.
DeleteHOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?
SABAHANS WE LET IT HAPPEN!
WE DID NOT FIGHT BACK AGAINST UMNO RACISM AND FASCISM UNTIL RECENTLY.
WE FAILED OURSELVES.
BUT IT IS NOT TOO LATE.
WE MUST UNITE AND FIGHT TO THROW OUT UMNO INVADERS AND COLONIAL RULERS FOR SABAH INDEPENDENCE!
LET US START BY VOTING OUT UMNO- WHEN WE REGAIN CONTROL OF SABAH, WE MUST RE-EXAMINE THE MIGRATION LAWS AND USE THIS TO EXPEL THE 68% BOGUS MALAYS!
What an idiotic ideal trying to create regilious dishomony in a peaceful Sabah . Why don't this be done in Malaya first?
ReplyDeleteNECF-COSA chairman Reverend Datuk Jerry Dusing said the current building by-laws are already working and saw no necessity for a change in the status quo.
ReplyDelete“Why put (the building of mosques as) mandatory, as if Malaysia is only (made up of practitioners of) one kind of religion?” he told The Malaysian Insider after the NECF-COSA issued a media statement to highlight the issue.
ReplyDeleteSabah Assistant Finance Minister Datuk Tawfiq Abu Bakar Titingan had proposed that local authorities enforce the requirement of providing a mosque site for each low- and medium-cost housing project in Sabah to ensure Muslims residents could carry out their religious obligations with ease, state news agency Bernama had reported on September 21.
ReplyDeleteTHIS GUY IS TRYING TO POLISH BALLS?
DeleteRather than making it mandatory, wouldn’t it be better to have a discussion first to see the views of all religious groups and go on an approval process? Let those in the local authority decide.
ReplyDeleteI found it totally not acceptable.
ReplyDeleteCommercial housing developers have set three conditions for a win-win situation to comply with the 30 per cent requirement to build affordable homes costing RM250,000 and below in every new development project beginning next year.
ReplyDeleteSabah Housing and Real Estate Developers Association President Datuk Susan Wong said they praised the State Government for the measure because it showed that it is a people-orientated government
Deletethe developers also felt it must be workable and would not jeopardise the whole industry, hence the need for them to lay the three conditions
DeleteGovernment may consider restricting individuals to purchasing only one house
ReplyDeleteAny individual who wished to buy a second house must sell the first house
DeleteGovernment has been busy building low cost houses for the homeless poor to help wipe out poverty and squatters.
ReplyDeleteThrough the federally funded Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB), government has already built 12,000 of these houses.
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