I'm sure all over the world have heard about the City Harvest Church Singapore news that broke out last Tuesday.
This is my view to the matter.
According to the charity code of government, there must be 100% transparency of how money are used to the executive members of the church, meaning members with the voting rights. CHC have actually not only been 100% transparent to the executive members, in fact they even voted for the project and how the money should be used during their agm in 2008, subsequently in 2009 and reinforced in 2010 after the first time this saga broke out. The fact is, CHC even post up their financial statement on their website yearly, after the external audit is done. However, the media is saying that the members of the public, which should be referring to the executive members, were not informed of what the money is being used for, therefore is a fraud. They did not objectively interview only executive members to find out the truth but have been interviewing people who happen not to know about what was going on or may not even be an executive member and blow up the matter.
This reminds me of the yearly speech by our prime minister on national day. Played on all locate channels and even translated in different languages and even played back on various timings. However, honestly there are still many who doesn't watch or listen to the speech. If questioning the members of public and found that they did not know about how the government are using the tax payer's money for, does not conclude that our government have not been transparent with the use of our money. In fact, honestly i think I really don't know how the government uses the tax payer's money. So if all who contributed have the right to know all the breakdown for the money used then I would be quite interested to know how are all our taxes being used too!
Then the question is, how transparent should transparent be? How accountable is being accountable enough? To what extend is an information suppose to be passed out to 'everyone' to establish the same understanding and not have any wrong idea of what it means? Should 'everyone' in the country or in the 'world' be informed or is the executive members of the organization good enough? Is there a need to let 'everyone' know and have an opinion over what they are doing or planning to do? Should all organization be taking in people's opinion all the time? Is there a possibility to come out with something that pleases 'everyone'? Is there any organization that does not face any oppositions from 'anyone'?
There's always 2 sides to a story, no just true or false but we need to know that all truth are mixed with human emotions and personal perspective. If you are not for it, basically you are against it! You can say that you are very neutral but really, there is no neutral stand. Deep down inside, it is either you are for this or against this. If you are against, no matter how neutral you say you are, you tend to take in all the negative reports.
I advise that the media should not continue to blow the matter out of proportion and leave the judgement to the judge and juries. I pray they will see the truth and I believe that the just will stand! Websites like sammyboy.com, singaporedaily.net, sglinks.com, mememaker.net etc should be charged for
cyberbully! Using presumptuous words and images causing others to have a wrong and wayward view of a matter. They should be seriously warned of the offense and if they do not take down offensive contend, they can be sued or even shut down. If the government allow these sites to continue, then they are sending out a wrong signal to the people that the use of cyberbully is ok. I'm looking forward to see what the government is going to do about this, with all said and done.
What is wrong with
Sun? Is she 'judged' just because she is a pastor's wife? But if the husband is fine and the church is fine, then who are the 'outsiders' to judge? It's just like in a family, you want to do something and your parents are fine, then you got some random aunties coming to your house and murmuring about all that you are doing, gossiping among themselves, this and that. HAHA! Does it stop you from doing what you want? NO! So why should anyone try to stop others from what they are doing? The crossover project is a project of the church and 'outsiders' will never understand why they are doing what they are doing because the 'outsiders' are not them! In fact, i think the crossover is completely cool and i see that peoples' lives are changed, families are transformed and all the humanitarian works done are not 'broadcasted' so that the 'outsiders' will know!
I think Sun is pretty; she is hot and she can really sings well! Most importantly she touch lives by being out there in the different disaster areas to help, build schools and orphanages! In fact, all she has done in these humanitarian works and missions are my inspiration to start '
Shop a Cause', to donate out all my items and do something really meaningful to help others!
Lastly, judge not that you will not be judge but with the same measure you judged, you will be judged. Judgement belongs to the Lord!
