The chairman of the National Evangelical Christian Fellowship, Rev Eu Hong Seng said that like the people of all religions, Christians share their religion when asked and should not be singled out for doing so.

“No one is forced to accept the message that is shared. There is definitely no coercion, undue influence nor misrepresentation,” he said in a statement today.

He was referring to an article today on an online media portal that quoted him as saying that Christians “share the message” in response to a question as to whether Christian groups proselytized Muslims.

“All this is about politics not religion, and we are just being used to score points,” he told GoodTimes.my.

“The Church in Malaysia is maturing, and our focus is in doing good works. Our mandate is Ephesians, where we are created for good works. And the Church has been involved in good works since Calvary. This is not a new thing,” he said.

He said that the Church does not expect anything in return for the good works it does as “our reward is in heaven and that is our real motivation.

“Many examples, when the Tsunami hit Indonesia, with the collapse of the apartments in Ampang, Christians came to the fore to help where we could. And many deeds were ‘unnoticed’ and ‘we are perfectly happy to be anonymous’,” he said.

“Not only do we do good works, but we are happy to join hands with others to do good works,” he added.

In another press statement, the Senior Pastor of Damansara Utama Methodist Church, Dr Daniel Ho, said that the holding of the Harapan Komuniti thanksgiving dinner at its premises has been misunderstood.

“We reiterate the fact that JAIS (Selangor Islamic Affairs Department) and police officers came in to the Dream Centre without a search warrant.

“They intruded into the thanksgiving dinner and interrupted the programme. The took photographs and videos when they came in.

“The JAIS and police officers did exit the hall, but remained in the corridor just outside the hall, still taking videos. JAIS officers issued several stern warnings to the organizers for refusing to cooperate with their demands.

“In the meantime, many plainclothes personnel rode into the Dream Centre compound with motorbikes and some of them went around the compound.

“We respectfully submit that this trespass, search and seizure by JAIS and police actions were without proper authority under the law,” Ho clarified in the statement.

He said that as Christians, the Bible commanded the community of faith to walk humbly, seek justice and do good. He added that DUMC maintained that in all its community work its members sought to practise their faith and to serve the community as Christ commanded them to do regardless of creed, race or religion.

“As always, DUMC will humbly seek to help the poor and the needy with no conditions attached. Apart from playing our roles as citizens of our beloved nation, we will continue to work and to partner with all who share our values,” he said.

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