by Philip Kiew, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on January 2, 2013, Wednesday

LAWAS: Freedom of worship in Malaysia is precious and should be appreciated by all communities.

Lawas MP Datuk Henry Sum Agong said this when officiating at the earth-breaking ceremony of Methodist Church Indigenous Students Welfare Centre and Sarawak Annual Coronation Conference (SCAC) led by Rev Dato Dr Su Chii An in Lawas recently.

This is in contrast to countries which do not allow places of worship of non-official religions to be built, he said.

Henry said religious teachings inculcated good moral values, and urged Christians in the district to continue upholding inter-racial and inter-religious harmony.

We appreciate the fair leadership in Lawas which do not oppress other religions, he said.

The Lawas MP said cooperation between Christians and non-Christians contributed towards a harmonious society under the BN government.

He warned against any form of extremism caused by fanatical sects hiding behind the cloak of religion to justify wrongdoings.

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