I have no problems with religion. I think Christianity is a wonderful religion because it preaches the golden rule.

I like Buddhism because it preaches patience. Taoism for it's similarity to the principles of Islam, and Hinduism for it's historical presence in Malay culture.

The thing is, I have no problem with religions and their books. It's the people who become the issue. Can we agree on this?

I mean, it is people who look into the holy books and take out Sodom and Gomorrah as a lesson to outlaw homosexuality.

Let's be honest, guys.

Lot's tribe in Sodom and Gomorrah were having widespread orgies and sharing partners in the streets of the city.

Do you actually see our gay Malaysians doing the same in the streets of Kuala Lumpur or Subang Jaya?

I would think not.

Nik Aziz states that HIV is spreading due to the moral decay of our society. Bear in mind, this is the same fellow who has branded me a "lost soul" for not supporting PAS. The same person who in the 60's and 70's said that a person who voted for BN was a kafir, thus nullifying marriages, causing people not to visit graves, and to the point of disowning their relatives.

However, he is partially right in this case. It's true. Moral decay is the cause of HIV being spread, but it's not just morals, it's education and tolerance as well.

How many of us know that HIV cannot be spread by a kiss, even if it is on the lips? How many of us know that you cannot get HIV from having sex with an HIV+ if you play it safe? Did you know that HIV cannot spread through touch or accepting the person's past sins?

Did you know that HIV does not spread through tears strewn when you comfort them when their own families wish to have nothing more to do with them?

If anything, I would think AIDS is a gift to test our humanity, our acceptance and forgiveness of one's sins against themselves and others, and we should not shun it nor encourage it, but we should damn well accept it.

Education, tolerance and acceptance. These are the morals that are decaying in our society. Let's fix this first while they're still looking for a cure, and make those who are suffering from this deadly disease as comfortable as possible.