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Following is good reading:

LEE
17 Jun 09 , 09:23 AM

Hello “CW” (pg 1 of 3pgs)
Thank you for your comments.. You have expressed your sentiments very nicely and I know it wont be a waste of time clarifying my stand on this issue for you. Your post is certainly far more sensible than those others who come in only to criticize but have nothing intelligent to contribute.
When Straits Times reported MP Thio Li-Ann’s speech in Parliament, they asked Minister Mah Bow Tan whether she should have identified herself as Dr. Thio’s daughter. Well, Minister Mah said although it was not necessary of MP Li Ann to do so, it would be better if she mentioned it.
The ST reporter was very very keen that MP Thio revealed her background as evident from their reports. This “action” of mine is similar – that we reveal the background of the 4 founding members in Aware’s chapter of compassion and sharing it on public space.

I did not ask for any “action” to shut down the charter or to stop Aware from defining their goals relating to this chapter. I didn’t even accuse them of anything. I just wrote about what I read on the Net and shared it. If the information isn’t true, you should point that out to the people manning those links where I got the information.

Yes, the Charter is for adults. But before the adults can decide and judge for themselves whether there is any hidden agenda in Aware’s charter of compassion, all relevant information should be shared and that is what we are doing.
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LEE
17 Jun 09 , 09:24 AM

(Contd page 2 of 3 pgs)… my reply to “CW”

You said ”While I recognize the recent sensitivities from the AWARE reporting slant…” Unquote. Thank you for that understanding about the Aware reporting SLANT.

ST insists they have been impartial and professional. So, if ST were to print future articles on Aware’s charter of compassion, will they use their sensational headlines only to highlight what they wish the public to read and dismiss the other important facts the way they did with the CSE issue? Are they going to have breathless coverage and inform the public that these founding members are pluralists who think that any religious citizens speaking up against moral values are denounced as religious fundamentalists? Are they going to splash that poster on the “Mardi Gras” play that was put up Necessary stage? That poster with a practically naked gay with captions “We’re here, we’re Queen, We’re …soooo in trouble”?
http://www.fridae.com/newsfeatures/2003/07/02/839.spores-necessary-stage-to-present-mardi-gras

(Those who don’t know what I am talking about, please go to my posting on June 16 09.57am regarding the background of the 4 founding members of Aware’s charter of compassion.)

Will ST splash that gay mardi gras poster in the paper the way they splashed Dr. Thio’s photo? I have many friends who told me Dr THIO’S PHOTO IN THE ST WAS LARGER THAN MAS SELAMAT OR ANY PHOTO OF OUR PRIME MINISTER. Unfortunately I missed that.

True Objectivity means the public must have ALL the necessary knowledge about an issue before they can discern for themselves. The only way for adults to “filter” the information is when they are provided with all the facts.

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