With an earth like this, who needs hell…?”

With an earth like this, who needs hell…?”
these days they attack me
even in my home
why then do they say:
‘there is no place like home?’
i am robbed in my playground
raped in my school,
bombed in cinemas
bus stations
flea markets
and shopping malls
i am the target
no matter who i am
is there a safe place for me to play?
please show me [...]

50 refugees

50 refugees

If you think you are unfortunate, read their stories. This is a beautiful blog. My friend Alice Nah alerted me to it, and I am speechless.
“Fifty Refugees” tells the stories of those 50, ages ranging from infants to grandparents, of men, women and children, from varied backgrounds, from 3 different countries and 10 different ethnicities.
If [...]

Is there any thing called Secular Ethics?

 Is there any thing called Secular Ethics?
 
Edited and extracts from Malaysiakini’s column by Sim Kwang Yang,    “Is ethics possible without religion?”

We are all condemned to be moral agents. When we choose a course of actions, we make the decision according to whether it is morally good or bad.
In this confusing and increasingly secular world, a [...]