MARCH 12 — MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek has issued a press statement which he posted on his Facebook regarding the Bahasa Malaysia Bible issue. He has shown his blatant ignorance of Christianity.

First of all, he said: “It is used in the study of the Bible.” For his information, we do not study the Bible. The Bible is the Word of God to us Christians and not a textbook.

Next, he proposed the Bible “be allowed to be circulated to churches with proper supervision.” As a Catholic, I take offense that a non-Christian like him has the knack to suggest that our sacred text be treated like some illegal book that needs to be supervised. 

Further, he also said “we can be sure that the use of Bahasa Malaysia in the learning and teaching of Christianity would not be abused with proper supervision by the churches themselves.” Again, I am aghast that he has repeatedly used the word “supervision” again.

Has God died and made Chua Soi Lek the almighty to ensure that we Christians are being under constant supervision of the government and our churches? May I remind Chua Soi Lek that he has no right to put on his self-righteousness to call for “supervision” on us Christians.

Lastly, I can see how pretentious his press statement is. He ended his statement with “the issue should not be allowed to be turned into a political issue during the Sarawak elections.” So, as we can all see, it is just a matter of political survival for Chua Soi Lek and his BN counterparts. It is not his sincere, earnest hope to help us Christians to resolve this issue of the Bahasa Malaysia Bible ban.

So, Dr Chua, thanks but no thanks. We can do it on our own. We do not need politicians like you to be our champion of Christianity. 

* Chan Lilian is a vocal blogger, a Catholic and has voiced out about this issue since 2008. 

* This is the personal opinion of the writer or publication. The Malaysian Insider does not endorse the view unless specified.