MCA man says God commands Christians to fight Islamic state

(Harakahdaily) – Former Subang Jaya state assemblyman, MCA’s Lee Hwa Beng, has appealed to Christian sentiments when he suggested on Twitter yesterday that a state based on Islam would ban all other religions.

“As Christians, we should fear Islamic theocracy nation more than anything. Why is DAP helping PAS to achieve it?” questioned Lee in a response to DAP supporters on the micro-blogging site.

Saying religions other than Islam would not be tolerated under what he coined “Islamic Theocracy State” and that Islamic laws would be imposed on non-Muslims, Lee even went on to claim that it was “God’s command” to fight an “Islamic Theocracy State”.

“One of God’s command is to fight against Islamic Theocracy State,” he said.

He added that UMNO, unlike PAS, did not want to establish an “Islamic Theocracy State”.

Lee however was quick to add a ‘disclaimer’ stating that his remarks were his personal opinion.

“I never say I am against Islam but cannot accept PAS objective of Islamic Theocracy State. In fact I accept Islam as the official religion.”

“Sorry I bring this theocracy topic up. Getting out of hand. I am quitting.”

The latest remarks by Lee followed similar comments by MCA president Chua Soi Lek in August, in which he suggested Muslim-majority nations were naturally corrupt in an attempt to urge Malaysians to shun PAS.

Chua also claimed that it was UMNO’s competing with PAS over Islam which had caused the country to be trapped as a “middle income” nation for more than 10 years.

The comments drew strong reactions from both side of the political divide, and had left the one time Health minister blaming online portals Malaysiakini and The Malaysian Insider for ‘misquoting’ him.