Our church is in the news, it's not what I wanted

Church of Our Saviour pastor leads prayer for new Aware president, her husband & family
By Amanda Yong
April 28, 2009

IT WAS just another Sunday it seemed at the Church of Our Saviour yesterday.

The church was in the news earlier because of its links to several members of the new committee of the troubled women's group, Aware.

Just another Sunday until churchgoers were invited to pray for the controversial new Aware president, Ms Josie Lau, and her husband Dr Alan Chin.

Let's stay civil, minus the nannies

By Andy Ho, Senior Writer
THE crux of the reports about the ongoing Aware saga seems to be that its new leaders attend church - by virtue of which they must therefore be dead set against gay rights.

Though these alleged facts have not yet been proven, they have led some to deem it unacceptable that the new group has won control of Aware. It was by a 'dawn raid' at Aware's AGM that the new guard seized control, having brought along a substantial number of new members to vote for them.

Dangerous turns in domestic dispute

Both sides in Aware saga share the blame for current situation
By Paul Jacob, Deputy Political Editor

PUNCHLINES
I THINK the time has come for some heads to be knocked together.

It is an old remedy to knock some sense into people who have been having a go at each other for well on three weeks now.

Nothing 'sneaky' about elections

Last Thursday, several members of Aware's newly elected executive committee revealed why they had stood for election.

They said the women's group had lost sight of its original purpose and had become pro-lesbian and pro-homosexual.

Six of the exco members are said to belong to the same church. Also present at the conference was lawyer Thio Su Mien, who described herself as a 'feminist mentor'.

The older members of Aware refuted the new exco's charges on Friday.

I'm 57, son's 6, that's a lot of work

April 26, 2009

THE pastor looked in very good shape for someone who had just undergone a double transplant operation.

Sitting up, he peered at the roomful of reporters through his webcam. His bespectacled eyes looked very alert.

Said Pastor Lau Chin Kwee, a father of three, two of whom are in their 20s and working: 'God made me a son when I was already past 50 years old.'

That son is now 6 years old.

The Empty Egg

Jeremy was born with a twisted body and a slow mind. At the
age of
12 he was still in second grade, seemingly unable to learn.
His
teacher, Doris Miller, often became exasperated with him.
He would
squirm in his seat, drool, and make grunting noises. At
other times,
he spoke clearly and distinctly, as if a spot of light had
penetrated the darkness of his brain. Most of the time,
however,
Jeremy just irritated his teacher.