Giving voice to the religious

• Main Author: TAN, Seow Hon
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2007
• Subjects: Religion; Singapore; Asian Studies; Law and Society; Religion Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1648; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/3600/viewcontent/P_ID_53185_GivingVoicetotheReligious_ST_2007Oct25.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The relevance of moral values endorsed by religious persons in public decision-making has often been debated. The issue comes to the fore again in relation to the debate on Section 377A of the Penal Code dealing with acts of gross indecency between males. With the flourishing of diverse viewpoints that is a natural consequence of a liberal democratic society, and with greater participation by an increasingly sophisticated citizenry online and in the media, particularly in a nation in which those without religious affiliations make up only 15 per cent of the population, the ground rules of public discourse must be ironed out.