bobjots : reduxthe unfinished story of graceWhat Anwar & Raja Petra Are Charged With- July 17, 2008 Anwar Ibrahim was arrested as a suspect under Section 377A (according to the NST) andor Section 377C (according to The Star) of the Penal Code : Carnal intercourse against the order of nature 377A. Any person who has sexual connection with another person by the introduction of the penis into the anus or mouth of the other person is said to commit carnal intercourse against the order of nature. ExplanationPenetration is sufficient to constitute the sexual connection necessary to the offence...http://www.bobjots.org/2008/07/what_anwar_raja_petra_are_char.php Raja Petra Released ..- July 17, 2008 Raja Petra, who was arrested earlier today, has been released after the magistrate's court ruled that the charges filed against him were incomplete and insufficient to proceed with a trial. He will be free until the Attorney General's Chambers files new charges against him : KUALA LUMPUR, 17, Julai (SK) - Hakim Mahkamah Majistret hari ini bersetuju untuk mengatakan bahawa pertuduhan keatas Raja Petra Kamarudin adalah tidak lengkap. Beliau akan dibebakan sehingga Peguam Negara meminda dan...http://www.bobjots.org/2008/07/raja_petra_released.php Here We Go Again ..- July 16, 2008 Anwar Ibrahim was arrested outside his house just before 1.00 pm while he was making his way to the Kuala Lumpur Police HQ to meet his 2.00 pm appointment. Apparently masked men were involved, reminiscent of his initial arrest in 1998. And its been reported that it required 15 cars to escort him to God knows where. I guess when you're in the (un)civil service, its ok to waste fossil fuels since taxpayers have already paid for it. Then again, if some of his detractors are to be believed, who...http://www.bobjots.org/2008/07/here_we_go_again.php Full Recording Of The Anwar - Shabery Debate- July 15, 2008 This is for the benefit of those who missed it : Link to Playlist Anil Netto captured most of the salient points and some of the Q & A in his blow by blow account here. Most of the SMS'es I received were of the opinion that Anwar pawned Shabery. What do you thinkhttp://www.bobjots.org/2008/07/full_recording_of_the_anwar_sh.php Cowardice- July 14, 2008 cowardice kou-er-dis noun lack of courage to face danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc. Origin: 12501300; Middle English: cowardise Synonyms pusillanimity, timidity cowardice. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved July 13, 2008, from Dictionary.com website: http:dictionary.reference.combrowsecowardiceI reckon some have so much confidence in their support and propaganda that they don't see the need to allow for a motion of no-confidence to put their claims to the test. How..http://www.bobjots.org/2008/07/cowardice.php I Am Troubled By This ..- July 10, 2008 The July 3 edition of the Nairobi Star published the following piece : Gays Told To Quit Church The Anglican Church of Kenya now wants to stop gays attending church. Gays and lesbians will not join the Anglican congregations anymore...unless they renounce their sexuality. Eldoret Dioceses Anglican Bishop Thomas Kogo yesterday said the church had decided to forbid homosexuals from going to their churches if they could not repent and stick to biblical teachings.http://www.bobjots.org/2008/07/i_am_troubled_by_this.php Notice Given for Motion of No Confidence- July 10, 2008 Opposition Leader, Datin Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, has filed notice with the Dewan Rakyat to table a motion of no confidence against the Prime Minister. This is an unprecedented move and it is still unclear whether the Speaker of the Parliament, who has almost absolute discretion in deciding whether or not motions may be tabled, would allow it. By the convention of the British Parliament, in which our Westminster system of government is based upon, a government which fails to win confidence..http://www.bobjots.org/2008/07/notice_given_for_motion_of_no.php The Macro Monastic Vows- July 9, 2008 The sociologist Max Weber observed : Luther and Calvin did away with the monasteries and, in turn, made the whole world into a monastery .. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (Die protestantische Ethik und der 'Geist' des Kapitalismus)And John Wesley proclaimed that The world is my parishI sometimes wonder if those of us who are the spiritual and institutional beneficiaries of Luther, Calvin and Wesley tend to forget that.http://www.bobjots.org/2008/07/the_macro_monastic_vows.php No, I'm Not On Strike- July 8, 2008 I've just been extremely busy over the last 48 hours and expect to be so for the next few days. But its a good kind of busy :) There was a good function yesterday courtesy of OHMSI. The only low point was that not many of the intended guests were able to make it. But a good start nonetheless. I'll be back :)http://www.bobjots.org/2008/07/no_im_not_on_strike.php Bernama Spins A Yarn- July 7, 2008 Bernama (which is probably taking lessons on professionalism from the KCNA) claimed quite a few things in its report on the protest carnival (I'd like to call it a demonstration but it was way too surreal) held yesterday in the Kelana Jaya Stadium. I really must wonder. Why must tax payers fund institutions that make it a point to editorialise news reports with such an obvious spin Here are some notable quotes from the report that seem significantly irrelevant and out of context within a news..http://www.bobjots.org/2008/07/bernama_spins_a_yarn_1.php |