Knowing God
She was a "very, very arrogant" atheist, who scored an A1 in Bible Knowledge for her O levels, and ripped apart the beliefs of her Christian friends when debating religion with them. Then, at the age of 19, she converted to Christianity. Having just entered Oxford to study jurispudence, she attended a Christian Union talk at a friend's invitation. Wanting to leave halfway, she was "stopped" by a voice.
"I basically had a sense that God was talking to me. I had stood up to walk out and I heard someone say, "Stop". And no one was around me. Everybody was busy doing their own thing. I was one of only one or two Chinese girls in this whole room of ang mohs. And then I just had the sense that I had encountered God, that he knew my name, and I was shocked."
On why she thinks religion should have a part to play in public policymaking
"Every public policy issue has a moral basis and religion does influence the morality of many people. People could argue atheism influences morality as well, so we're going to go back to the whole issue of which morality. I'm tired of people arguing 'Thou shalt not legislate morality'. That is a red herring. As all laws are based on morality of some sort, the question really is: What morality should we legislate?"
Is being a homosexual genetic?
"I take the position that there is a degree of choice. Someone said you might have a genetic predisposition but we all know we don't act on our impulses.
You could have the hiao gene, right? It doesn't mean you sleep with every man you come across. There is some degree of control, some degree of choice. And yes, the social environment will condition it."
Shoving a straw up your nose to drink
"You think about it. Why do you have an offence of gross indecency? Because it creates a sense of repugnance. It's shocking and we can't put it into words but the truth of the matter is we do instinctively feel certain things are repulsive. I could easily say, do you pour butter into a car. So straw up the nose."
Tolerance vs Endorsement
"When you cross the line from tolerance - which mean I disagree with you, keep your distance but live and let live - to endorsement and celebration, it becomes coercion, it becomes tyrannical."
Read the full article if you can get your hands on it. God's omnipotence shines through so strongly!
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