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		<title>By: Joshua Y C Kong</title>
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Justice is expensive
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<p>Justice is expensive<br />
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		<title>By: Joshua Y C Kong</title>
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justice is expensive

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<p>justice is expensive</p>
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		<title>By: Joshua Y C Kong</title>
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		<title>By: Joshua Y C Kong</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>God’s Commands are Politics


The triune God breathed into Adam and obedience was the command,
Sadly obedience was broken, the glow of light on body was lost,
Devastatingly naked as exposed and groping in darkness as refuge,
Misled more with many man made foolish religions as deception,
Surely God&#039;s love forever, as in his image and spirit in His Word,
Assuredly His love in Word as Jesus in the flesh at Christmas,
Sacrificially His love goes more when  Jesus was to die in love
Ironically the love repeated in foolishness by some in martyrdom,
Praise God&#039;s sacrifice in Jesus for us as final for all purposes.

Daily worship God not Moses in accordance with Ten Commandments,
Joyfully worship Jesus as the way, truth and light on earth once,
Maturing in the Fruit of the Spirit a true pilgrimage on earth,
Regaining the glow of redemption in the true light in Garden Eden,
Apprehensive of the final Judgement as seated in the right or left,
Separated by our salvation in Christ as clothed in light or darkness,
Undoubtedly as salt and light we go on with Politics mission,
Fulfill five gifts of religion, economy, society, education and sports,
Accomplish the great commission and creation mandate in politics.
Joshua Y. C. Kong of Borneo


http://www.poetry.com/  - see the poem by my name</description>
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<p>The triune God breathed into Adam and obedience was the command,<br />
Sadly obedience was broken, the glow of light on body was lost,<br />
Devastatingly naked as exposed and groping in darkness as refuge,<br />
Misled more with many man made foolish religions as deception,<br />
Surely God&#8217;s love forever, as in his image and spirit in His Word,<br />
Assuredly His love in Word as Jesus in the flesh at Christmas,<br />
Sacrificially His love goes more when  Jesus was to die in love<br />
Ironically the love repeated in foolishness by some in martyrdom,<br />
Praise God&#8217;s sacrifice in Jesus for us as final for all purposes.</p>
<p>Daily worship God not Moses in accordance with Ten Commandments,<br />
Joyfully worship Jesus as the way, truth and light on earth once,<br />
Maturing in the Fruit of the Spirit a true pilgrimage on earth,<br />
Regaining the glow of redemption in the true light in Garden Eden,<br />
Apprehensive of the final Judgement as seated in the right or left,<br />
Separated by our salvation in Christ as clothed in light or darkness,<br />
Undoubtedly as salt and light we go on with Politics mission,<br />
Fulfill five gifts of religion, economy, society, education and sports,<br />
Accomplish the great commission and creation mandate in politics.<br />
Joshua Y. C. Kong of Borneo</p>
<p><a href="http://www.poetry.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.poetry.com/</a>  &#8211; see the poem by my name</p>
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		<title>By: Joshua Y C Kong</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joshua Y C Kong</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>New Year Message 2009

The Justice you want in 2009 and beyond

Justice is a very big word in today&#039;s world as so many are crying but little is getting it in the way to be desired.  Justice is very expensive especially in restoring process of chaos when both developments are pulling in different opposing directions.   The worst chaos we are in would require even more costly effort to restore justice.

Actually it is getting worst as the world go chaos in so many ways known and unknown.

Justice is about the RIGHT ORDERS of things, but many manipulate every situation there is, in ways unbelievable stupid.

John N. Oswalt asserts the Hebrew word translated &quot;justice&quot; is in many ways the antonym of &quot;chaos&quot; and it is much more than legality, as &#039;justice&#039; has come to connote in English.  Rather,  it has the idea of &#039;right order&#039; in his book &quot;The NIV application Commentary&quot; (Grand Rapids: Zondervan 2003).

Who can give us justice or the right orders of things?

There is only one person since the beginning of mankind who can give us the justice or right orders of things that was started in the Garden Eden (now likely erased but so prominent reminded by the global kidnappings in Gulf Eden near Somalia or Horn of Africa).

The Justice of God was started in Adam with the Great Commission and Creation Mandate and we have failed since Adam and Eve departed from God.

With that mankind have done it their ways including misconstrue and misinterpret God&#039;s Commands as religion instead of treating  God&#039;s Word as POLITICS.  While we had messed it up, we had become so clever that God tells us this in his verse -  &quot;This only have I found; God made mankind upright, But men have gone in search of many schemes.&quot;  Ecclesiastes 7:29.  So God&#039;s Commands were diluted and many religions appear while politics are in terrible mix up until today we pay for it in indescribable profligacy.  Feeding both politics and religions especially in theocracy declared or otherwise have been very expensive affairs and many die for them claiming martyrdom when such belief is unsustainable as God does not expect anyone to do sacrifice including dying for any cause but to live in his Kingdom for the Great Commission and Creation Mandate.

God sends his Son (John 3:16) to be with us so that we can repent but how many of us accepted him then and so he died on the Cross for our sin as according to Isaiah 53. God again reminded us &quot;For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.&quot;  (Hebrews 5:1).  In this particular case, it is Jesus Christ the high priest who had done the only desirable sacrifice from God.  So do we want to learn that in many religions, the practice of sacrifice including suicide bombing is abomination to God.  With that evil religious practice done away, we are better off in this world.

Why are we in disorders or not right orders and even in chaos?  Jesus said &quot;The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;  I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.&quot;  John 10:10.  So it is in order for God to send his son to die on the Cross to show the right holy order.  Even Abraham was not to sacrifice his son Isaac although initially instructed by God.  So why should some human beings die by suicide and for what purpose to kill others in the process?

The world is full of numbers games.  Majority in the eyes of mankind is important but to God one in support of the true God is  a majority.  God in his mighty spirit can transform one into thousands.

Right now, we had two Parliamentary be elections in P44 Permatang Pauh (26 August 2008) and now P36 Kuala Terengganu or &quot;Turun Negara&quot; in 2009 but still within the year of the rat - a symbol of Chinese calendar.  Unless the nation overcome 666 or 36, we are in deeper scenario of burden as tons of money and resources had already gone to fill up the Kuala (river plain) making the profligacy worst in 2009.

Change to justice in Malaysia is urgent and the best justice or right order is to follow what God tell us at the Garden of Eden - obedience to the God as recorded in the Bible.  Corruption and GREED (Governments&#039; Rampant Excesses Exploitation &amp; Destruction) are the root causes of injustice to make the helpless Judiciary very busy with millions of costly legal cases annually.

Many of us are involved with these activities of missions also known as Great Commission and Creation Mandate but done in the wrong perspectives or understanding.  God&#039;s Commands are POLITICS not religion.   This is exactly what God means in POLITICS MISSION and his gifts in PALM - Politics At Last Mission and Ephesian 4:11.  Palm (handling of things and circumstances)  and Politics or God&#039;s Command - in five digits -  thumb and four fingers with the five gifts namely  prophecy (religion), apostles (social relations/society/families), pastors (economy), teachers (education) and  evangelist (sports &amp; leisure) in accordance to Ephesian 4:11.

To achieve the PALM effectively to bring the right holy orders, we need the Fruit of the Spirit as powerful in love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ&#039;s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.  (Galatian. 5:22-25).

Let the Justice of God roll over us on earth also the Kingdom of God.


http://www.e-borneo.com/col/jkong/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>New Year Message 2009</p>
<p>The Justice you want in 2009 and beyond</p>
<p>Justice is a very big word in today&#8217;s world as so many are crying but little is getting it in the way to be desired.  Justice is very expensive especially in restoring process of chaos when both developments are pulling in different opposing directions.   The worst chaos we are in would require even more costly effort to restore justice.</p>
<p>Actually it is getting worst as the world go chaos in so many ways known and unknown.</p>
<p>Justice is about the RIGHT ORDERS of things, but many manipulate every situation there is, in ways unbelievable stupid.</p>
<p>John N. Oswalt asserts the Hebrew word translated &#8220;justice&#8221; is in many ways the antonym of &#8220;chaos&#8221; and it is much more than legality, as &#8216;justice&#8217; has come to connote in English.  Rather,  it has the idea of &#8216;right order&#8217; in his book &#8220;The NIV application Commentary&#8221; (Grand Rapids: Zondervan 2003).</p>
<p>Who can give us justice or the right orders of things?</p>
<p>There is only one person since the beginning of mankind who can give us the justice or right orders of things that was started in the Garden Eden (now likely erased but so prominent reminded by the global kidnappings in Gulf Eden near Somalia or Horn of Africa).</p>
<p>The Justice of God was started in Adam with the Great Commission and Creation Mandate and we have failed since Adam and Eve departed from God.</p>
<p>With that mankind have done it their ways including misconstrue and misinterpret God&#8217;s Commands as religion instead of treating  God&#8217;s Word as POLITICS.  While we had messed it up, we had become so clever that God tells us this in his verse &#8211;  &#8220;This only have I found; God made mankind upright, But men have gone in search of many schemes.&#8221;  Ecclesiastes 7:29.  So God&#8217;s Commands were diluted and many religions appear while politics are in terrible mix up until today we pay for it in indescribable profligacy.  Feeding both politics and religions especially in theocracy declared or otherwise have been very expensive affairs and many die for them claiming martyrdom when such belief is unsustainable as God does not expect anyone to do sacrifice including dying for any cause but to live in his Kingdom for the Great Commission and Creation Mandate.</p>
<p>God sends his Son (John 3:16) to be with us so that we can repent but how many of us accepted him then and so he died on the Cross for our sin as according to Isaiah 53. God again reminded us &#8220;For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.&#8221;  (Hebrews 5:1).  In this particular case, it is Jesus Christ the high priest who had done the only desirable sacrifice from God.  So do we want to learn that in many religions, the practice of sacrifice including suicide bombing is abomination to God.  With that evil religious practice done away, we are better off in this world.</p>
<p>Why are we in disorders or not right orders and even in chaos?  Jesus said &#8220;The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;  I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.&#8221;  John 10:10.  So it is in order for God to send his son to die on the Cross to show the right holy order.  Even Abraham was not to sacrifice his son Isaac although initially instructed by God.  So why should some human beings die by suicide and for what purpose to kill others in the process?</p>
<p>The world is full of numbers games.  Majority in the eyes of mankind is important but to God one in support of the true God is  a majority.  God in his mighty spirit can transform one into thousands.</p>
<p>Right now, we had two Parliamentary be elections in P44 Permatang Pauh (26 August 2008) and now P36 Kuala Terengganu or &#8220;Turun Negara&#8221; in 2009 but still within the year of the rat &#8211; a symbol of Chinese calendar.  Unless the nation overcome 666 or 36, we are in deeper scenario of burden as tons of money and resources had already gone to fill up the Kuala (river plain) making the profligacy worst in 2009.</p>
<p>Change to justice in Malaysia is urgent and the best justice or right order is to follow what God tell us at the Garden of Eden &#8211; obedience to the God as recorded in the Bible.  Corruption and GREED (Governments&#8217; Rampant Excesses Exploitation &amp; Destruction) are the root causes of injustice to make the helpless Judiciary very busy with millions of costly legal cases annually.</p>
<p>Many of us are involved with these activities of missions also known as Great Commission and Creation Mandate but done in the wrong perspectives or understanding.  God&#8217;s Commands are POLITICS not religion.   This is exactly what God means in POLITICS MISSION and his gifts in PALM &#8211; Politics At Last Mission and Ephesian 4:11.  Palm (handling of things and circumstances)  and Politics or God&#8217;s Command &#8211; in five digits &#8211;  thumb and four fingers with the five gifts namely  prophecy (religion), apostles (social relations/society/families), pastors (economy), teachers (education) and  evangelist (sports &amp; leisure) in accordance to Ephesian 4:11.</p>
<p>To achieve the PALM effectively to bring the right holy orders, we need the Fruit of the Spirit as powerful in love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ&#8217;s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.  (Galatian. 5:22-25).</p>
<p>Let the Justice of God roll over us on earth also the Kingdom of God.</p>
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		<title>By: Joshua Y C Kong</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Happy Birth day to Lord Jesus Christ,


for Christmas message 2008 go to this site:-

How safe are we now and into eternity?


http://www.e-borneo.com/col/jkong/ .... Renaissance</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy Birth day to Lord Jesus Christ,</p>
<p>for Christmas message 2008 go to this site:-</p>
<p>How safe are we now and into eternity?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.e-borneo.com/col/jkong/" rel="nofollow">http://www.e-borneo.com/col/jkong/</a> &#8230;. Renaissance</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>profligacy of RM15 trillions would go on like this...



http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/94724

[b]PM&#039;s residence: &#039;3 days rental could buy 1 low-cost house&#039; [/b]
Beh Lih Yi &#124; Dec 11, 08 6:07pm 
An opposition lawmaker has questioned the need for the government to pay a whopping RM6 million a year for the rental and maintenance of the prime minister’s official residence in Putrajaya.



“It’s definitely a waste of taxpayers’ money. It means we are paying more than RM16,000 a day,” Liew Chin Tong of DAP told Malaysiakini.

“We can buy a low-cost house for needy people with three days’ worth of rental for the residence,” he said.

He noted that the government is also paying a huge sum for the deputy premier’s official residence.

In a written parliamentary reply to Liew, Abdullah had revealed that the government forks out RM6 million a year for rental and maintenance works for his official residence, Seri Perdana.

According to the reply, RM4,149,000 is paid as rental to Putrajaya Holdings - the master developer of the federal administrative capital - while the remaining RM1,896,616 is for maintenance works.

The government also pays RM3.4 million (RM2,273,888 for rental and RM1,129,992 for maintenance) for Seri Satria, the deputy premier’s official residence.

In total, this works out to about RM26,000 per day for both residences.

Liew, the Bukit Bendera MP said the prime minister and deputy prime minister do not need such “luxurious” residences at the expense of taxpayers, and that the sum can be channelled for better use.

“Look at No 10 Downing Street (the British prime minister’s residence), it is just a humble building. Even the White House proper (US president’s residence and office) is smaller than Seri Perdana, which is just a residence,” he said.

The government is bound by an agreement with Putrajaya Holdings to pay the sum for 25 years, from the time the first occupant of Seri Perdana - then premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad (left) - moved into the complex in 1999.

‘More being paid in rent’

Mahathir had said the Putrajaya project had been funded entirely by the private sector and that government money was not involved. He was fending off criticism over the development of the mega-project.

However Liew pointed out: “We are now paying close to RM1 billion to Putrajaya Holdings annually to rent all the government offices in Putrajaya, and the amount is increasing year by year since the government is occupying more offices.”

According to Putrajaya Holdings’ official website, its shareholders include Petronas via KLCC (Holdings) Sdn Bhd (64.41 percent); CIMB Group Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd (for and on behalf of Kumpulan Wang Amanah Negara, 20 percent); and Khazanah Nasional Bhd (15.59 percent).

The Seri Perdana complex, located in Precinct 10, is a sprawling complex that covers 16 hectares and comprises three blocks for a main reception area, banquet facilities and the residential area.

According to AFP, Abdullah lives in the complex with his wife, daughter and son-in-law and their children.

&quot;It is wasteful to spend so much money on renting the prime minister&#039;s house when the country is facing such tough times,&quot; said opposition parliamentarian Hatta Ramli from PAS.

&quot;Even though the money is going back to a government-linked company, this should not be the case as the government should really own the building the prime minister occupies,&quot; he told AFP.

&quot;What happens if the prime minister somehow gets evicted?&quot;

Chief minister of opposition-controlled Penang state Lim Guan Eng questioned the payment of rent to Putrajaya Holdings.

&quot;We can understand paying maintenance, but rental does not make sense,&quot; he said.

&quot;This also begs the question as to who are the directors of the company and who gets all the profit made by the company.&quot;

RM16 mil spent on renovations 

The high cost of building, renovating and maintaining the complex has always been a focal point for the opposition.

According to figures revealed in the House in 2005, the building of Seri Perdana cost RM24.17 million, with maintenance costing up to RM2.9 million a year. An additional RM15.81 million was spent for renovations that year as well.

It has also been alleged previously that the building actually cost about RM200 million to build.

In 2006, an opposition MP revealed that a whopping RM20 million was allegedly spent for the security system in the premier’s official residence.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>profligacy of RM15 trillions would go on like this&#8230;</p>
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<p>[b]PM&#8217;s residence: &#8216;3 days rental could buy 1 low-cost house&#8217; [/b]<br />
Beh Lih Yi | Dec 11, 08 6:07pm<br />
An opposition lawmaker has questioned the need for the government to pay a whopping RM6 million a year for the rental and maintenance of the prime minister’s official residence in Putrajaya.</p>
<p>“It’s definitely a waste of taxpayers’ money. It means we are paying more than RM16,000 a day,” Liew Chin Tong of DAP told Malaysiakini.</p>
<p>“We can buy a low-cost house for needy people with three days’ worth of rental for the residence,” he said.</p>
<p>He noted that the government is also paying a huge sum for the deputy premier’s official residence.</p>
<p>In a written parliamentary reply to Liew, Abdullah had revealed that the government forks out RM6 million a year for rental and maintenance works for his official residence, Seri Perdana.</p>
<p>According to the reply, RM4,149,000 is paid as rental to Putrajaya Holdings &#8211; the master developer of the federal administrative capital &#8211; while the remaining RM1,896,616 is for maintenance works.</p>
<p>The government also pays RM3.4 million (RM2,273,888 for rental and RM1,129,992 for maintenance) for Seri Satria, the deputy premier’s official residence.</p>
<p>In total, this works out to about RM26,000 per day for both residences.</p>
<p>Liew, the Bukit Bendera MP said the prime minister and deputy prime minister do not need such “luxurious” residences at the expense of taxpayers, and that the sum can be channelled for better use.</p>
<p>“Look at No 10 Downing Street (the British prime minister’s residence), it is just a humble building. Even the White House proper (US president’s residence and office) is smaller than Seri Perdana, which is just a residence,” he said.</p>
<p>The government is bound by an agreement with Putrajaya Holdings to pay the sum for 25 years, from the time the first occupant of Seri Perdana &#8211; then premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad (left) &#8211; moved into the complex in 1999.</p>
<p>‘More being paid in rent’</p>
<p>Mahathir had said the Putrajaya project had been funded entirely by the private sector and that government money was not involved. He was fending off criticism over the development of the mega-project.</p>
<p>However Liew pointed out: “We are now paying close to RM1 billion to Putrajaya Holdings annually to rent all the government offices in Putrajaya, and the amount is increasing year by year since the government is occupying more offices.”</p>
<p>According to Putrajaya Holdings’ official website, its shareholders include Petronas via KLCC (Holdings) Sdn Bhd (64.41 percent); CIMB Group Nominees (Tempatan) Sdn Bhd (for and on behalf of Kumpulan Wang Amanah Negara, 20 percent); and Khazanah Nasional Bhd (15.59 percent).</p>
<p>The Seri Perdana complex, located in Precinct 10, is a sprawling complex that covers 16 hectares and comprises three blocks for a main reception area, banquet facilities and the residential area.</p>
<p>According to AFP, Abdullah lives in the complex with his wife, daughter and son-in-law and their children.</p>
<p>&#8220;It is wasteful to spend so much money on renting the prime minister&#8217;s house when the country is facing such tough times,&#8221; said opposition parliamentarian Hatta Ramli from PAS.</p>
<p>&#8220;Even though the money is going back to a government-linked company, this should not be the case as the government should really own the building the prime minister occupies,&#8221; he told AFP.</p>
<p>&#8220;What happens if the prime minister somehow gets evicted?&#8221;</p>
<p>Chief minister of opposition-controlled Penang state Lim Guan Eng questioned the payment of rent to Putrajaya Holdings.</p>
<p>&#8220;We can understand paying maintenance, but rental does not make sense,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>&#8220;This also begs the question as to who are the directors of the company and who gets all the profit made by the company.&#8221;</p>
<p>RM16 mil spent on renovations </p>
<p>The high cost of building, renovating and maintaining the complex has always been a focal point for the opposition.</p>
<p>According to figures revealed in the House in 2005, the building of Seri Perdana cost RM24.17 million, with maintenance costing up to RM2.9 million a year. An additional RM15.81 million was spent for renovations that year as well.</p>
<p>It has also been alleged previously that the building actually cost about RM200 million to build.</p>
<p>In 2006, an opposition MP revealed that a whopping RM20 million was allegedly spent for the security system in the premier’s official residence.</p>
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		<title>By: Joshua Y C Kong</title>
		<link>http://bengodomon.com/2007/06/08/coconut-trees-miracle-at-patikang-ulu-keningau/comment-page-2/#comment-2346</link>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Y C Kong</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dear Disney,

what a name nere?

It is no fun to pray for the same Governments after 51/46 years of no return.

It is time for a change..

Actually, the thiefs are doing everything to cover up their tracks with impunity...

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Disney,</p>
<p>what a name nere?</p>
<p>It is no fun to pray for the same Governments after 51/46 years of no return.</p>
<p>It is time for a change..</p>
<p>Actually, the thiefs are doing everything to cover up their tracks with impunity&#8230;</p>
<p>ENOUGH IS ENOUGH&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: disney</title>
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		<dc:creator>disney</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No offence Mr. Kong....I think that that would be too far fetch.  I&#039;d rather pray for the government to have integrity and deliver what is due to it&#039;s citizen. I&#039;d rather pray for the opposition to play a leading an exemplary role to ensure the check and balances in the country is preserved.  I&#039;d rather pray for all Malaysians to love one another as God loves us.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No offence Mr. Kong&#8230;.I think that that would be too far fetch.  I&#8217;d rather pray for the government to have integrity and deliver what is due to it&#8217;s citizen. I&#8217;d rather pray for the opposition to play a leading an exemplary role to ensure the check and balances in the country is preserved.  I&#8217;d rather pray for all Malaysians to love one another as God loves us.</p>
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		<title>By: Joshua Y C Kong</title>
		<link>http://bengodomon.com/2007/06/08/coconut-trees-miracle-at-patikang-ulu-keningau/comment-page-2/#comment-2342</link>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Y C Kong</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Please pray for me in the effort of two Court cases on General Election 2004 and GE 2008 so that the Government would be declared illegal...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please pray for me in the effort of two Court cases on General Election 2004 and GE 2008 so that the Government would be declared illegal&#8230;</p>
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