How about establishing a court for the Christians? Voon asks the Sarawak government

 

By Simon Peter

KUCHING, April 7, 2025: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) president Voon Lee Shan today suggested that the state government establish  a court specifically for Christians to settle certain disputes among themselves.

With more than  50 per cent of Sarawakians who are Christians, there is no reason that the government should not think of creating a court for the Christians - Voon Lee Shan

He said this is because the civil court may not be suitable for resolving disputes among Christians.

“This means that disputes between believers of the Christian faith who have legal disputes with fellow believers should be settled before believers and not take the disputes to the law court before unbelievers,” Voon, a devout Christian, suggested in a statement.

“This is because unbelievers may not know what the Christian faith demands,” he said, adding that. Christian faith teaches love and reconciliation with their enemies or adversaries.

“Therefore, the court for Christians would normally see the the goal is not merely to resolve disputes by serving justice but to reconcile broken relationships among believers,” he explained.

He said if there is a Syariah Court for Muslims and a Native Court for the natives, then there is nothing wrong for the Sarawak government to set up a court for Christians to settle certain disputes among themselves.

“This is also about freedom of religion and the rights of citizens to practise their religion according to their religion as protected in the federal constitution.

“With more than  50 per cent of Sarawakians who are Christians, there is no reason that the government should not think of creating a court for the Christians,” he stressed.

Voon, who is a senior lawyer, also called for a law to be enacted by the Sarawak government to regulate, censure or punish Christians practising witch crafts, idolatry and adultery, which should be met with heavy punishments.

“These are serious sins against the Ten Commandments but none are crimes and punishable in criminal court,” he said.

He suggested that the law should include counselling be provided for Christians who intent to convert into other faiths or who intends to divorce, adding that the law also comes with the prohibition in promoting other religions by Christians.