Singaporeans react to controversial New Creation sermon - Insincerity of Pastor. So he is not wrong I presume

Singaporeans react to controversial New Creation sermon

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I find that he is insincere about making remarks about other religions. I don't think this is the first and not only to Taoism. The rest should have been make fun off. Unlike the lighthouse pastor, he went all the way out to show his sincerity to others that it is a mistake by him and he admit and apologise to all in the public. So far NCC has done nothing and putting up a neutral remark that show no remorse at all. furthermore, the pastor seems to have shrug it off and just kept quiet. Well, silence means "Yes" and so he is standing by his words and do not think he is wrong at all.

You do not make fun of other religions as each person has their right to their own belief. Furthermore, it is always these Mega Churches that is making all these remarks and they always think that they are right. sometimes, i wonder what is their objective? making money and going all the way out to criticise everyone just to make the followers happy and satisfied?

I can say that praying to Jesus is the same and so what would you feel.
they should have an act where all these idiots should be censure and refrain from preaching in public and teaching. like license been withdraw. with no punishment at all, they will go all the way out.

maybe just like a driving license, once your points are up, you can't drive.
what ever religion you have or are, think through your brains before you speak and don't let dont speak through your ass
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That’s the reaction of Singaporeans Yahoo! Singapore spoke to when they were asked to comment on the latest report that a New Creation Church pastor is being investigated for a controversial sermon he gave in 2008.

The Straits Times reports that the Internal Security Department (ISD) is probing Pastor Mark Ng, 48, for a sermon he gave in 2008 in which he mocked Taoist beliefs. In a 10-minute audio clip posted on YouTube, Ng is heard joking with the congregation about Chinese rituals and in one instance, compared praying to Taoist deities to “seeking protection from secret society gangsters”.

This is not the first time a pastor has mocked practices of other religions.

In February this year, founder of Lighthouse Evangelism Rony Tan, 64, was also hauled up and censured by the ISD for making insensitive comments about Buddhist and Taoist beliefs such as re-incarnation and nirvana. The senior Pastor later apologised for his remarks, but not before the issue sparked massive debate in multi-faith, multi-religious Singapore.

Freelance designer Mohd. Mokhtar, 45, told Yahoo! Singapore that he now hopes the government will intervene and put a stop to religious leaders criticising or mocking other faiths.

“It’s already the second time and I won’t be surprised it will happen again so it’s time for them to step in and give them a final warning,” he said.

Aircraft technician Danny Lim, 30, agreed.

“Such comments can harm religious harmony and it’s not right to be criticising other religions.”

Engineer K. Dinesh, 29, added that religious leaders must realise they are constantly under the spotlight and as such, must refrain from talking about other faiths they have little knowledge of.

“I think they should just speak on their own religion and there will not be any issues. It will cause a lot of unrest if they start criticising others.”

Pastor Ng, who heads New Creation’s Chinese ministry, has so far remained silent over the latest issue but a statement posted on the church’s website said that Ng did not intend for his comments to be disrespectful to other races or religions.

It also admitted that the particular sermon has been available for sale at the church bookstore since 2008 until early this year, presumably when Rony Tan was censured.

“We would like to express our deepest apologies to any person who may have been offended by the remarks made by Pastor Mark Ng during a sermon delivered in August 2008,” said the church on its website.

“Pastor Mark offers his unreserved and unmitigated apology to the public for his insensitive comments… He humbly appeals to those whom he has offended to forgive him of this serious indiscretion.”