Well, Now MALAYSIA IS AN UMNO STATE, NO BODY IS CONFUSED ABOUT THIS. More 50 years ago; the British that wanted to have this State knows that Chinese are big trouble so they decided better to call this State a Malay State! Definitely, this country is not a DEMOCRATIC STATE! Even though that Malaysia is a Commonwealth State, we do not need to be stupid to keep the laws that the British set up to keep us in a CONFUSED STATE! The UMNO Kings, Queens, Prices' and Princesses thinks that this country belongs to them and the people of Malaysia will forever vote and serve them! Then it may be a PROBLEMATIC STATE that now UMNO continue to rule Malaysia as a POLICE & CORRUPTED STATE! Worse at this point of time that now we are in DIVIDED STATE even that the Opposition won a few STATE!

Malaysia is a secular state.

Assoc Prof Dr Azmi Sharom is the most logical, well-reasoned and substantive of the lot. He draws the highest authority for his argument from the constitution, the mother from which all legislative power is derived, including the power pass sharia laws. Our first PM said so. He also said that Islam was the official religion for ceremonial purposes only. The Reid and Cobbold Commissions reports also referred to the constitution as a secular. Is that so hard to understand?

Aziz Bari and Sulaiman Abdullah? Have a good laugh!! What shallow interpretations!

The picture was first muddled by none other than Mamakutty and then later by the muddle-headed, wavering Bodowi and the medieval hordes from UMNO.

To all the protagonists of an Islamic state, be true to the religion and to yourself. What's so Islamic about Malaysia? Rituals, banning beer, banning concerts, praying five times a day and going through the motions of what you perceived to be Islamic do not constitute the essence of Islam. The worst crimes have been committed by people who professed to be Muslim. As RPK so boldly and so often put it, Muslims themselves are responsible for the worst perceptions of Islam and Muslims.

Practise the wholesome principles of justice for all, equality for all races, governance for the people, protection of the weak and minorities, tackle corruption and bring the perpetrators of murder, rape, theft, robbery and other crimes to account including the rich and powerful, then Malaysia would have some semblance of a true Islamic state. Never mind if the label says "secular". You can be Islamic in deed and practice so long as you are fair, non-racist, just and honest. Preach the truth and practise what you preach.......lIke Tok Guru. I can live with that.

Whether the government in this country declares that the country is an Islamic or a Secular state is of no importance as long as the country, being a multi-racial, multi-religious society must be governed with tolerance of each other different racial and religious mix and adhere to the basic foundation as enshrined in the Constitution.

Mahathir gave this issue a life of its own and it has now grown beyond control. You cant rein it in. He will die and we have to live with the demon he has conceived for political expediency ( I do not mean to say Islam is demonic lest those goons go and cut a dog's head)

Good thoughts. Brave for articulating them. But dUMNO will try to silence you.
Watch out for the legendary C-empat

People who are confused, go to have a nice chat with Sisters-in-Islam.
Yes, you can tell them that I sent you there too.