I refer to the report Ministers back down, memo withdrawn. I notice there is a copious amount of relative moralism and self-righteousness on both sides.
Often in these so called debates, basics are left out like once a person has converted to Islam as evidenced by documents, that person is bound by the rules of that faith. He has made a choice, either openly or privately, and that choice therefore needs to be respected by all.
After all, the very same critics often talk about freedom of choice and human rights. A choice had been made by the late Mohammed Abdullah @ M Moorthy and that must be respected irrespective that he kept that choice secret even from his own family. We can now only speculate as to his reason for doing so.
Second, this is a matter of the law and for the courts. This must be respected even when a decision is not in one's favour or expectations. Third, this is a matter of the federal constitution, whatever verbal contortions BN component parties may now want to present to their target audience.
Fourth, the cabinet is about collective responsibility and consensus. The handing over of the memo shows us the quality of ministers that we have in the cabinet who cannot even fathom the need to raise the issue as a cabinet agenda first and the insensitivity of doing otherwise. Now, they all look both foolish and cowardly, showing how opportunistic these ministers truly are.