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Sabah minister says Christians need not worry about their rights

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Ewon Benedick says government will defend the rights of non-Muslims to practice their religion freely.

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Sabah Rural Development Minister Ewon Benedick releases a dove when closing the Kota Belud-Tuaran Pathfinder Fair camp. On his right is Jo-Anna Sue Henley Rampas, the political secretary to Shafie Apdal. (Facebook pic)

KOTA BELUD:
Sabah Rural Development Minister Ewon Benedick today reminded Christians that the Federal Constitution guaranteed their right to practice their religion.

Ewon said even though the Federal Constitution stipulated that Islam is the official religion of the Federation, other religions may be practised freely.

“Thus, as Christians, we do not have to worry about our religious rights although there are individuals and certain communities who have said things that may hurt our feelings.

“We may not be able to stop every individual from expressing his or her opinion, even though it could affect racial ties, but I’d like to state here that the government will always defend this fundamental right,” Ewon said.

He said this when closing the Kota Belud-Tuaran Pathfinder Fair camp at the Datau Nakapan Kg Malangkap Baru eco-tourism site in Kadamaian here today.

Ewon, who is also the Kadamaian assemblyman, called on the authorities to take stern action against individuals trying to create racial and religious strife, especially in Sabah.

“Let’s defend the culture of respecting religious freedom in Sabah, which has long been established so that it will be a model to other communities nationwide,” he said.

Meanwhile, Ewon said the Sabah government allocated RM35 million this year to show it cared for the needs of non-Islamic religious institutions and mission schools.

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