Statement by the National Evangelical Christian Fellowship Malaysia
August 12, 2011
With regard to the article in the Malaysian Insider, "Evangelist group calls church split 'wild allegations'" by Boo Su-Lyn, the Chairman of the National Evangelical Christian Fellowship (NECF) of Malaysia, Rev Eu Hong Seng, who was quoted in the article, would like to make the following clarifications:
1. NECF is an organization of evangelicals not evangelists.
2. The NECF is a member of the Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM), which represents the three main Christian groups in Malaysia, namely the Council of Churches of Malaysia, the Roman Catholic Church and the NECF.
The CFM meeting last Tuesday in Penang was represented by all three Christian groups, including the Roman Catholic Church and not as stated in the article, where only CCM and NECF were mentioned.
The bishops and heads of all the churches have always had a good working relationship and a great respect for each other. A lone dissenting voice is not a sign of discord and the Malaysian Church is mature enough to accept differing views.
3. With regards to the statement in the article "After being pressed further on whether such groups proselytised Muslims at all" and his reply, "They always share. Anyone shares the message. They share the message", Rev Eu wishes to clarify that people of all religions share their messages with others when asked and Christians are no exception and should not be singled out. No one is forced to accept the message that is shared. There is definitely no coercion, undue influence nor misrepresentation.
Rev Eu Hong Seng
Chairman
National Evangelical Christian Fellowship
Download NECF Statement in PDF.
Further reading: GoodTimes article NECF: Don't single out Christians
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