Witness the 9th Bishop of Singapore

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Be one of them to witness the installation and investiture of the 9th Bishop of Singapore

"A celebration of God's Goodness, A dedication to Christ's Cause!"
This coming Saturday 20 Oct 2012, 4:30pm at St Andrew's Cathedral
Followed by a Garden party 7-9pm
A celebratory concert and dinner, service sharing by Bishop Rennis.

Free Dinner, All are Welcome!

Christian leadership succession planning
The Moses-Joshua Succession From Joshua 1:1-18

The transition from Moses’ to Joshua’s leadership constitutes one of the greatest examples of succession in the Bible. The biblical pages record many examples of botched succession; there are fewer examples where succession worked. The call of Joshua (1:1–18) highlights how this transition was choreographed and why it was effective.

It is Bishop Rennis Ponniah's turn to, "Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them."

http://www.globalsouthanglican.org/index.php/blog/comments/rennis_ponniah_to_be_installed_as_the_9th_bishop_of_singapore_on_20th_octob

I am wondering has Minister of Home Affairs, Teo Chee Hean, invited Bishop Rennis for tea?

DPM Teo: Politics and religion cannot mix
By Joy Fang
my paper
Tuesday, Oct 16, 2012

ALTHOUGH the Government appreciates the good work that religious groups have done, politics and religion must remain clearly divided to prevent a breakdown in social harmony, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Teo Chee Hean yesterday.

He maintained a strong stance on this, despite a suggestion by Nominated Member of Parliament Laurence Lien that religious organisations can be used as a resource.

Mr Lien said: "Many people are religiously driven and they have views influenced by that.

Can we not harness that a lot more to help us in our work?" Mr Teo replied that an individual is free to practise his religion, but that is different from religious groups getting involved in politics.

"We need to keep that separation. Otherwise, once religious organisations get involved in politics, we then run the danger of having a clash, (with) many religious groups entering the political arena, or political groups seeking to use religious groups to further their political agenda," he said. He cited the example of religious schools, which provide a "very useful social function".

But there is a need for "a clear line between education missions...and religious beliefs, precepts and practices, which have to be kept on a separate track", he said.

His comments came in the wake of a post written by blogger Alex Au late last month, which said that Archbishop Nicholas Chia sent a letter to activist group Function 8 supporting a rally it was organising, but later withdrew it after a tea session with Mr Teo.

Mr Teo yesterday clarified that Archbishop Chia had requested to withdraw the letter on the same day he sent it.

With regard to the Government's request to Google to block access to the trailer for anti-Islam film Innocence Of Muslims, Mr Teo said that it was deemed "necessary to take a firm stand, as a matter of principle".

While the Government cannot clamp down on everything on the Internet, it assesses particular content and the possible impact of that in determining whether to request for it to be blocked, he added.

"The consequences of a single incident in Singapore could have a long-lasting impact on the inter-racial and inter-religious bonds we have built over the years," he said

We want PEACE!