If there is a Syariah Court for Muslims and a Native Court for the natives, is there anything wrong for the Sarawak government to set up a court for Christians to settle certain disputes amongst themselves?

This is also about freedom of religion and the rights of citizens to practise their religion according to their religion as protected in the federal constitution.

With more than fifty percent Sarawakians are Christians, there is no reason that the government should not think of creating a court for the Christians. A law should be enacted by the Sarawak government to regulate, censure or punish Christians practising witch crafts, idolatry and adultery, which should be met with heavy punishments. These are serious sins against the Ten Commandments but none are crimes and punishable in criminal court.

The law should include counselling be provided for Christians who intent to convert into other faiths or who intends to divorce. The law also comes with the prohibition in promoting other religions by Christians.

The idea for a Court for Christians, is that, civil court may not in many cases be suitable to resolve disputes among Christians. This means, disputes between believers of the Christian faith who have legal disputes with fellow believers should be settled before believers and not take them to the law court before unbelievers. This is because unbelievers may not know what the Christian faith demands. Christian faith teaches love and reconciliation with their enemies or adversaries. Therefore, the court for Christians would normally see the the goal is not merely to resolve disputes by serving justice but to reconcile broken relationships among believers.

VOON LEE SHAN
President, Parti Bumi Kenyalang