I don’t think any religion has endorsed corruption, but it’s nice to see that a multi-faith conference in Malaysia has decided that it is a sin.:

Malaysiakini reports that representatives from the six major faith groups in the nation; Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism and Sikhism; have finally come to a joint conclusion that corruption is a sin!

Duh!!?? Did it have to take that long for them to figure it out?

Collectively, they pledged to take the “fight (against) corruption in all its manifestations (by) using religious values that we profess and believe in” to their respective communities. Well, better late than never.

The above was actually a result of a two-day workshop on “The Role of Religion in Anti-Corruption Strategies” was organised by the Malaysian Society for Transparency & Integrity (Transparency International Malaysia) and sponsored by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. I can only pray that this newfound zeal is not just another case of “hangat-hangat tahi ayam” due to the perceived stand against corruption by the current Prime Minister.

China still run by godless ‘commies’ so no improvements in transparency and governance are expected following this announcement.

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