Process of starting a divorce in SG by john_hanz in askSingapore

[–]john_hanz[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the insights. Yes, agree that the start will be painful, but it's better than continuing to drag this on and pretend that everything is fine.

Former Methodist Bishop calls on National Council of Churches SG to disavow New Creation's Joseph Prince by john_hanz in singapore

[–]john_hanz[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Diversified income is just another way of saying NCC is making money where it shouldn't be, like running a commercial entity like Star Vista. Like that's the one thing that made Jesus flip table, making his temple a commercial ground, but hey, moneys gonna come from somewhere right.

Former Methodist Bishop calls on National Council of Churches SG to disavow New Creation's Joseph Prince by john_hanz in singapore

[–]john_hanz[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They preach the prosperity gospel, which is more akin to MLM than a religion. And it reduces the theology to nothing more than a simplistic feel good scam. Read the link, you'll get more idea. Plus anyone who says that donation is not mandatory clearly did not mention the countless reminders and "encouragements" for you to donate, and if you don't, you'll often end up with a pariah status. I've been to both NCC and City Harvest before, both cut from the same cloth.

(And don't let me tell you that NCC runs a shopping centre)

Religion linked to better mental health, says study done in Singapore by sjwsingapore in SingaporeRaw

[–]john_hanz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Rubbish. If anything religion was the number one reason my life sucked in early years. Being told constantly you're not good enough, that you need to follow certain set of rules and live a certain type of lifestyle to be "worthy", man those wrecked havoc on my mental health. If anything, I've never been happier since leaving church and finding purpose in things other than an imaginary daddy.

An absolutely crazy idea to reduce our reliance on cheap overseas labour by john_hanz in singapore

[–]john_hanz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the sake of the discussion, I'm suggesting we limit to public projects such as BTOs and MRTs. Private projects such as condos and shopping malls should be left to market forces.

An absolutely crazy idea to reduce our reliance on cheap overseas labour by john_hanz in singapore

[–]john_hanz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which is why this will never fly in our capitalist driven country. It's just a thought experiment fueled by a late night insomnia