Category Archives: Religion

Global Ethic Project

Posted on May 29, 2006 by Tricia

Think about the two crucial artefacts of modern-day society that Malaysians still need a long way to go in terms of public discourse: Religion and Media. More specifically, the way in which Media presents Religion. The way we know religion … Continue reading →

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Browning the Bible I

Posted on May 21, 2006 by Tricia

I've written on this briefly before, but again as the movie comes into town with a big bang and wallakazzam I'll summarise a little of what was spoken about today during a "Da Vinci Code I" session. The book and … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Bible

Posted on May 18, 2006 by Tricia

David Plotz plods through the Bible as an ignorant Jew, as he says himself. In an interesting twist to the way blogging and Internetsphere is changing our worldviews, he will attempt to read and write expository notes on what he … Continue reading →

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Chief

Posted on May 14, 2006 by Tricia

A friend of mine has been working through the days and nights, slaving away relentlessly together with his production team on a documentary entitled "Chief". It's a documentary on the Chief Monk in Malaysia, K Sri Dhammananda, who is apparently … Continue reading →

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State of Denial

Posted on May 7, 2006 by Tricia

I was waiting to actually watch the movie Gubra, sequel to the entertaining movie Sepet by the talented Yasmin, before I wrote my thoughts on it but it seems too hot a topic for me to avoid. The one-worded titles … Continue reading →

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Agree to Disagree

Posted on May 5, 2006 by Tricia

Marina Mahathir got it right in her recent Star column, in which she opines that if there was any movie even close to profaning the religion of Islam to the level that Da Vinci Code (book/movie) does to Christianity, you … Continue reading →

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Bomoh Nation

Posted on May 5, 2006 by Tricia

As reported in Malaysiakini, an Umno supreme council member’s aide has confirmed that using bomohs was a norm among Malaysian politicians. Now what exactly is a bomoh? The closest English translation one can think of is the word shaman. Shaman, … Continue reading →

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Ajahn Brahm

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Tricia

Every religious circle seems to have its own champion to the cause. In Christianity today, there are multiple personalities, possibly due to the numerous denominations sprouting out everywhere. In the present-day Buddhist world, it is Ajahn Brahm of England.  Here … Continue reading →

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Morality without God

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Tricia

A tiny gremlin-like kitten, abandoned literally on the doorsteps of my office compound. Shivering and cold, dirty and scrunched up, death-like, but picked up and washed, cleaned, wrapped up in warm cloth, fed, dried and brought to the vet.  Driving … Continue reading →

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Code

Posted on April 30, 2006 by Tricia

Da Vinci Code… A huge banner of it covers the entire wall of Midvalley Megamall, the largest shopping mall in South East Asia, facing the highway where thousands of cars travel everyday. Picture of Tom Hanks the protagonist in the … Continue reading →

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