ST Reflection 2009 – Secondary 2NA/2E
17 August 2009
PM’s 4 Basic Rules for Religious Harmony – (Home Section Pg B3)

Q1a) What are the 4 rules for religious harmony?
Q1b) In your opinion, how can we maintain a common space in schools?

Q2) Do your respect other religions? Why or why not?
What do you think of children who stay away from their parents’ funerals because they believe the traditional rites are against their new religion?

Answers:
Q1a) The first rule are all groups have to exercise tolerance and restraint.
Second rule are to keep religion away from politics. Thirdly by maintaining the common space that all Singaporeans share. Fourthly, the government must remain secular.
Q1b) In my opinion, we should respect others be it their different religion. We must not be racist between others. Different kind of beliefs should not be compulsory for every student for example doing prayers and others.

Q2) Absolutely, I respect other religions. We should respect other religions if not they will be riots all over the world. We should not be racists because each individual is the same except their beliefs. We should respect and treat everyone the same. Besides, Singapore is a multi-racial country.
I think they feel dishearten because parents’ funerals should be visited by their family members. If not, who else would visit them?