Uphold universal values: Masidi
Ranau: State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun urged the people here to adopt universal values inherent in all religions in order to ensure peace and harmony to persist.
“In the religion itself we have universal values that we all share. For instance, in Islam we must be a good head of the family. I think other religions, including Christianity also teaches that.
“This is what is called the universal values that we all share no matter what our religious affiliations.
If you are a Muslim, be a good Muslim, if we are a Christian, be a good Christian people and so on.
“Never follow the example of people in other places who kill others in the name of religion.
Be thankful because we are more civilised than them. Be a better people than those in other places who wait for the opportune moment to fight with others,” he said.
He said that hostile attitude is not the universal values that should be emulated as this is contrary to all the values in any religion in the world.
Masidi, who is also Assemblyman for Karanaan, said this when opening the Ranau Parliamentary Christmas Day Celebration 2016 held at the Ranau Umno office compound, Thursday.
Meanwhile, he also praised the spirit of unity among the people here area because although they are from different religions, they can live in harmony regardless of their differences.
“Here we do not see diversity in religious affiliations as a problem, instead, this became an aspect of our unity.
We are proud to be able to see the difference among us as an excuse for us to work together and be united.
“Even within our Umno in Ranau, 30 percent of our members are those who are Christians and many are Christian leaders in their churches.
“As I always say, religion belongs to God and party belongs to human. We can not equate the party with religion.
Because political parties are our creation and when we die, the party is still there,” he explained.
He urged members of the party and member of other Barisan Nasional (BN) components to attend any Christmas celebration invitations from any party to uphold social harmony in this area.
Also present at the ceremony, Ranau MP Datuk Dr Ewon Ebin, District Officer, Hj Faimin Kamin, Karanaan Kapitan, Datuk Jimmy Tham, Wanita Umno Chief, Datuk Amisah Yasin, Head of Community Development Paginatan, Georgina George Leong and others.
Source : Daily Express
