AWARE

“Please ask your like-minded friends to join Aware so that you can give the vote to those who wish to be an agent of change for the Lord.. Unfortunately, I cannot surface but shall be assisting in the background. I attach the Aware membership application form for your use. The Aware application form has a section as to who (if any) told you about Aware. You can just leave it blank.”
Thio Su Mien
“Surface you did like the proverbial serpent from the ocean depths. And as the sun caught your face, your through form was revealed – feminist mentor arise!”
mrtoastbox
“I hereby announce OPERATION LEPER.”
akikonomu
“This is not a crusade against the people but there is a line that God has drawn for us, and we don’t want our nation crossing that line.”
Derek Hong, Pastor Church of our Saviour
“What is ironic is the ideological colonisation of neutral minds takes place alongside the battle with the self-created/imagined demon. So who is the real demon any way?”
Sam Ho
“I dare say that an appropriate Christian response is to resist the actions of these Christians.”
Gwee Li Sui
“I’m on page 73.”
Thio Su Mien
“the defining moments of this whole episode — one side being about Shut-Up and Sit Down, and the other side being about Stand up and Speak Out.”
Mathia Lee
“The battle for Aware should be seen instead as a struggle over how – not whether – to insert faith-based values into public life.”
Cherian George
“Any criticism of you can never be of your views as such, but for your imposing them on others.”
Catherine Lim
“To say [page 73 girl Thio Su Mien's] claim to authority backfired would be the political understatement of the year.”
Juwel
17 Aug 2009: Thiology Goes to NYU
- Billings Gazette: Woman to woman: Protests of anti-gay lecturer say much about political correctness
5 Aug 2009: Thiology Goes to NYU
- QLRS: Voltaire in Singapore [Thanks Gwee]
31 Jul 2009: Thiology Goes to NYU
- The Bosonic State: The Paradox of Thio Li-Ann’s Anti-Gay Stand
- the kent ridge common: Where academic and religious views collide
- Today In Singapore: The Slippery Road To Hate
- Gay Patriot: On gay issues, academic freedom takes backseat to political correctness
- Above the Law: Let’s Talk Even More About Dr. Li-ann Thio
- Politics Daily: Li-Ann Thio and NYU Confront ‘Academic Freedom’
29 Jul 2009: Thiology Goes to NYU
- the kent ridge common: Under scrutiny: Thio Li Ann
- TOC: Mis-informed demonisation of LGBTs?
- The Lycan Times: Personal Capacity?
28 Jul 2009: Thiology Goes to NYU
- Singapore Law Watch: Nuance, a so-called memo and threats: Letter from Thio Li-Ann
- Ian On The Red Dot: The Amount Of Hatred Against Thio Li-Ann Is Dumb
27 Jul 2009: Thiology Goes to NYU
- Musings: Spin when you’re losing
- Today In Singapore: Chicken Shit! Chicken Shit!
- Citizens Watch: Is There A Gay Agenda That I Should Be Worried About?
- Balderdash: On the “Gay Agenda”
24 Jul 2009: Thiology Goes to NYU
- Above the Law: Dr. Thio Is Not Coming To NYU Law. Official NYU statement now available.
- the kent ridge common: Professor Thio’s withdrawal from her stint at NYU – Differences in educational cultures
- Sam’s thoughts: Thio, NYU and human beings
- The Wayang Party: Student opposition forced Thio Li-Ann to call off teaching stint at NYU
22 Jul 2009: Thiology Goes to NYU
- Laïcité: Homophobia is not just another point of view
13 Jul 2009: Thiology Goes to NYU
- NYU OUTLaw: NYU OUTLaw Board’s Official Statement Regarding the Appointment of Dr. Thio Li-Ann as Visiting Professor of Law. [Thanks Vampyre]
- We Are AWARE: The Rawkin’ Thios [Thanks anon]
13 Jul 2009: CSE
- Sgpolitics.net: Abortion and Comprehensive Sexuality Education
10 Jul 2009: Thiology Goes to NYU
- Inside Higher Ed: Rights for Some People [Thanks Vampyre]
- Above the Law: NYU Professor of Human Rights: Not a Fan of Gay Rights? Also: Is anal sex like ’shoving a straw up your nose to drink’? [Thanks Vampyre]
- the kent ridge common: Reactions on Professor Thio Li Ann’s appointment as a Visiting Professor at NYU
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: NYU students vs Professor Thio Li-Ann
- Sam’s thoughts: McCurley’s open letter to Thio
- TOC: Thio Li-Ann at center of controversy in New York University
1 Jul 2009
- the kent ridge common: Having LGBT societies in our campuses
30 Jun 2009
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: In defence of secularism
22 Jun 2009
- Laïcité: The ineffectiveness of abstinence-only sex education
9 Jun 2009
- Illusio: Rethinking secularism I
- Sam’s thoughts: Singapore has miles to go in embracing feminism
8 Jun 2009
- Laïcité: Britain: Children as young as four are given ‘gay’ assembly
5 Jun 2009
- TOC: Vocalness – An effective tool in the battle of belief systems
4 Jun 2009
- that burning republic-state doesn’t sway placidity: Religion in Secular Society: Expression, not Compulsion [Thanks Fadzridin]
3 Jun 2009
- Sam’s thoughts: Let’s build bridges rather than burn them
2 Jun 2009
- Laïcité: A conservative country? Really?
- Article 14: Secularism - recycling an old article for the page 73 girl
- Today In Singapore: Concocting An Explosive Mixture
1 Jun 2009
- ed’sperience’s Blog: on Secular Fundamentalism and Fascistic Harmony - comment on Thio Li-ann’s speech
- Laïcité: Mixing religion and politics [Thanks Seelan]
- My Little Corner: Secularism has a place in policies
- Sam’s thoughts: “Sexually challenged” is offensive
29 May 2009
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: The separation of religion and state is to protect them from one another…
- TOC: The Emperor’s new clothes
28 May 2009
- The Gigamole Diaries: Militant secularism?? - Thio Li-ann’s parliamentary speech
- Angry Doctor: ‘Militant Secularism’
- Today In Singapore: Of Secular Militancy And Media Bias
- Recruit Ong: Stubborn minded people are dangerous
27 May 2009
- Sgpolitics.net: Medieval attitudes towards sex and sexuality, rather than tolerance of alternative lifestyles, undermine the social fabric
- The Sun Shines on Singapore: The One about the Swedish Guy [Thanks Ben]
26 May 2009
- Singapore Angle: The Foreign Donor Bogeyman [Thanks Bernard]
- Illusio: An issue of statements III
- The Wayang Party: Warning signs of potential steeplejacks
25 May 2009
- the kent ridge common: Clearing misconceptions and building bridges
- The Lionheart: Nothing But the Facts
- The Gigamole Diaries: The greater women’s cause - time to close the sorry saga of AWARE
- irreligious: What are mainstream values?
- ed’sperience’s Blog: What Secularism ought to be - in brief
- Mr Wang Says So: What I Teach My Kids About Sex
- Project Lucy: The remaining issues (Part1): Abstinence [Thanks Project Lucy]
22 May 2009
- Yawning Bread: What ’secular state’ should mean
- Chemical Generation Singapore: Imitation is the Best Form of Flattery
- Mathia Lee: Child Sex Predation in Singapore & the need for CSE
- BHP: Why Botak Siew’s decision to get the police involved throws back internet freedom by a good 10 to 15 years - a study in stupidity [Thanks colgate folk]
21 May 2009
- Mr Wang Says So: Sex Education - To Tell or Not to Tell
- Sgpolitics.net: To file or not to file a police report on defamation?
- Your SDP: Let’s refrain from making police reports [Thanks Mark]
- Simply Gab: My Thoughts on NMP Siew Kum Hong’s Police Report
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: A Very, Very Bad Idea [Thanks Wen]
20 May 2009
- Tribune: Singapore’s times are finally changing
- Sim-posiast’s Blog: How socially engaged or involved are people in Singapore? [Thanks ed]
- Balderdash: Group claiming to represent Singaporean citizens and permanent residents concerned with the continuing existence of a secular civil society in Singapore” launched a petition to remove the new Aware exco
- Catholic News: AWARE and the Principle of Participation [Thanks Donald]
- the kent ridge common: Disgraceful attacks and a defense of NMP Siew
- Yawning Bread: Libel is an enemy of free speech and civilised society
- The Sketch Times: Tread Carefully in the Internet [Thanks zulu]
19 May 2009
- The Wayang Party: Group claiming to represent “conservative majority” of Singaporeans launched another petition to MOE to remove Aware as sex education provider
- innersanctum: why is homosexuality the central issue of the “conservative majority” in Singapore
- Siew Kum Hong: The line has been crossed
- The Wayang Party: Siew Kum Hong made police report against astroturfers!!
- TOC: Siew Kum Hong makes police report against “vile, vicious and malicious” attacks
- Today In Singapore: Inventing Sodom
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: A response to Dr. Thio Su Mien’s letter to the ST Forum
- the kent ridge common: An open letter to the Most Reverend Dr John Chew
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: LHZB interview special with Dr. Thio Su Mien – Part [I][2][3]
- The Temple Of Thoughts 3: I am not aware
- Ian On The Red Dot: Straight People Like Anal Sex Too
18 May 2009
- Insane Polygon: Anatomy Of A Catfight
- groundnotes: Wong’s Last Word
- the kent ridge common: Methodist Welfare Services needs to clarify
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: The Backlash Begins
- The Lycan Times: Commentary - Fear, Bigotry and Hatred
- Illusio: Singapore’s wayang model of religious consultation
- Sex sells, so does Politics: More fun in REACH’s “New NMP candidates Nomination” forum
- The Brotherhood: Why every Singaporean and resident would do well to set their differences aside and support Botak Siew [Thanks SD]
- stillhaventfound: 5 things about the AWARE saga: one Christian’s perspective [Thanks Jun Xing]
- Project Lucy: The final bits of chatter [Thanks Project Lucy]
- Sayoni: Why I am Bothered by the AWARE saga [Thanks Jun Xing]
- isolation: The AWARE Saga Part 2 (The Art of Holy War) [Thanks Jun Xing]
15 May 2009
- Sam’s thoughts: A response to MOE’s statement on sexuality education
- Yawning Bread: Parliament now faces “gay test”
- The Brotherhood: Why for better or worse we need Botak Siew to get nominated again as a NMP!
14 May 2009
- musings: What a more appropriate CSE could look like
- thrills, spills & flatliners: PEDAGOGY AND PARENTING
- the kent ridge common: LGBT in Singapore and the march forward
- Project Lucy: 10 – Positions [Thanks Project Lucy]
- Yaevlejunce Pilgrimage: It has reared its ugly head [Thanks Project Lucy]
- The Economist: Singapore’s NGO furore. Taken unawares [Thanks Suhaw]
13 May 2009
- TOC: Taking a right turn
- The Brotherhood Press: Should Botak Siew have been “neutral” instead of taking sides in AWARE?
12 May 2009
- Seelan Palay’s Blog: Meet the Amazing Amazon Warriors of Singapore
- Siew Kum Hong: Observations of a lapsed citizen
- Yawning Bread: AWARE, steeplejackers and pink durians
- the kent ridge common: Essential religious knowledge in our social studies syllabus?
- Ridzwan.Com: Straight in a Crooked World
11 May 2009
- TOC: The suspension of reason
- catherinelim.sg: Letter to concerned parents - Part 2
- Illusio: The 8th Germinal of Thio Su Mien
- The Lady Melissa: A New Awareness
- Mathia Lee: Singapore’s Invisible Abused Women
- nofearSingapore: Pink Dot- It is your Right, but is it Smart? [Thanks Dr Huang]
- Gimme Some Truth!: Sniffing out the Straits Times agenda in the AWARE Saga [Thanks asyh]
- Scholar at Large: Mother Doesn’t Know Best [Thanks Judith]
- Siew Kum Hong: Something that may be making the rounds
- My Sketchbook: Aware sex education programme
8 May 2009
- Yawning Bread: Education Ministry suspends AWARE’s sexuality education program
- The Wayang Party: The AWARE steeplejackers and their deep connections to Joel’s Army and American dominionists
- Almost Infamous: Josie and the DBS Credit Card Boycott
- Singapore Life and Times: Silvery tongue
- defragment.me: Stop feeding the fear mongers
- Project Lucy: Let’s have an omelette for gaiety [Thanks Project Lucy]
- The Lycan Times: CSE and the role of MOE
- Sex sells, so does Politics: How an IT guy will teach school sexuality programmes
7 May 2009
- catherinelim.sg: Fallout of the Aware saga: A letter to concerned parents
- Empty Vessel: A response to Ms Catherine Lim
- catherinelim.sg: The Aware controversy - The Real Casualty
- Mathia Lee: AWARE’s Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) : Re Homosexuality, anal sex, pre-marital sex
- The Wayang Party: MOE succumbs to intense lobbying to suspend Aware’s CSE
- The Wayang Party: The CSE controversy: Let us be guided by pragmatism and scientific evidence
- The Wayang Party: LEAKED: Appeal to Prime Minister on values of marriage and family
- Tampines Court enblc/anti-enbloc: Has MOE lost it’s mind?
- Scholar at Large: AWARE and the secular conscience
- Glass Castle Blog: The future of Singapore’s feminism
- irreligious: Ringside seat at Aware EGM [Thanks Terence]
- Me and my thoughts: Aware - the last word
- Today In Singapore: Bulletproof Your Exco
- naif’s journal: The ‘i’m on page 73′ game [Thanks Jerome]
6 May 2009
- Mathia Lee: Things I’ve learnt from the AWARE saga
- Siew Kum Hong: What I took away from 2 May
- Talkiew: The Christian Post find offense in secular nature of our Society
- As My Life Is: Speak Out and Stand Up!
- Writing-Yoga-Living: Already Plotting Next Move
- TOC: The government’s strategic intervention in the Aware saga
- Sgpolitics: Political parallels of the AWARE saga
- The Wayang Party: Why the civil activism shown in the Aware saga will never be replicated in politics
- Mr Wang Says So: Steeplejacking: The Internal Crisis of Christianity?
- Illusio: Inquiring minds want to know: Caine Teo and Ape Communications
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: More than just a Mentor…
- Singapore Kopi Tok: In the Name of Christianity
- Almost Infamous: The Authoritarians - AWARE Edition
5 May 2009
- Illusio: An issue of statements I
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: AWARE : One Saga, Many Lessons…
- Yawning Bread: Lessons for the PAP from the Aware EOGM
- Sgpolitics.net: My response to the ST article: “Process, pluralism, protection”
- The Wayang Party: ST ploy using the Aware saga to justify shameless PAP gerrymandering via the GRC
- TOC: Letter to TOC: Aware - readers’ views
- groundnotes: How to win an EOGM and lotsa friends
- Chemical Generation Singapore: An Insidious Thiology
- Nomed Letters: Our Evil Gains from the AWARE Fiasco
- The Wayang Party: If you think good won over evil in AWARE, you better sit down, take a stress pill and think it through again!
- Tricia: I’m a hooligan and proud of it
- The Christian Post: What the ‘Aware Saga’ really is (and what it is not)
- Angry Doctor: On the same page?
- …thrills, spills & flatliners: FUND RAISING SHOUT OUT
4 May 2009
- TOC: AWARE: Lessons from a fiasco
- …thrills, spills & flatliners: FUNDIES, EXIT… STAGE LEFT
- still me.: Asian societies and the Chinese Gentry
- The Wayang Party: Aftermath of Aware EGM: Time for some house-keeping
- Youth.sg: AWARE: a case study in respect
- Alice Cheong in Wonderland: Moving on from EOGM
- Singapore Alternatives: Lesson from AWARE SAGA - Defending our National Core Values
- Sgpolitics: An open letter to new AWARE president Dana Lam and her team
- God’s in his heaven, All’s well with the world: I am AWARE, hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore
- Mr Wang Says So: Thank God the Christians Were Defeated
- Singapore Dino: “Feminist Mentor” Thio Su Mien’s gang thrown out of AWARE
- My Little Corner: AWARE saga is finally coming to an end
- Singapore Life and Times: RIP
- Blowin’ In The Wind: Singapore women’s group routs anti-gays, media goes to town
- The Wayang Party: Aftermath of Aware EGM: How Josie and team manage to play the media card the wrong way
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: The Aware Saga - Time to repair the damages
- ALVINOLOGY: Alvinology goes to the AWARE EGM
3 May 2009
AWARE Aftermath
- The Bosonic State: The Aftermath of the AWARE War
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: AWARE is saved; It is all over?
- Siew Kum Hong: We won :)
- Sam’s thoughts: AWARE restored
- Feed Me To The Fish: Why PAP leaders cannot match up to Braema Mathi
- Everyday’s Life in a Snapshot: Pastor Hong, hongkan liao lah!
AWARE EGM at Suntec
- Sayoni Speak: AWARE EOGM Results - Old Guard Returned (Singapore)
- TOC: Josie Lau and team resign from Executive Committee
- Sgpolitics: Josie Lau’s team removed, and a new leadership at AWARE has been voted in!
- TOC: Voted out but still willing to contribute
- The Wise Old Owl: AWARE EGM…Bravo to 1414 brave women!
- Motion Pictures: AWARE EGM 02 May 09
- TOC: Aware members demand: “Account for our money!”
- TOC: Chaos - “Shut up and sit down”
- The Wayang Party: Thio Su Mien asked the crowd to show her some respect during Aware EGM
- ADRENALYNNE: Aware egm starts
- The Wayang Party: LIVE from Suntec: AWARE EGM, 2 May 2009
- TOC: More than a thousand turn up for Aware EOGM
- The Wayang Party: Photo Gallery: AWARE EGM, 2 May 2009 (before the EGM outside the hall)
- the DEATH of A MILLION is JUST A STATISTIC: 65% Vote of No Confidence at AWARE EGM
- TOC: Aware EOGM - Damien Chng’s photos [Pics]
- TOC: AWARE victorious and rejoice [Vids]
AWARE’s Comprehensive Sexuality Education
- Warblings Of A Little Bird: AWARE Takeover: Not a debate between gays and fundies, but between bigotry and the 21st century
Christians Speak Out
- inter alia: Gwee Li Sui’s notes: to praise or not to praise?
General Discourse
- Yawning Bread: John Dorhauer on the steeplejacking of AWARE
- Illusio: Aware’s new events management company
- Singapore Life and Times: The Other Page
- You paint the morning sky with miracles in mind: Aware and the Press
- Alamak: Today, Singapore tore up the Twitter-sphere with #awaresg being…
- My Note Book On The Web: AWARE EOGM : Twitter, Twitterfall and Twitpic the new media world
“I started thinking, ‘Hey, parents, you better know what’s happening. You better do something about this, otherwise your daughter will come back and say, ‘Mum, I want to marry my girlfriend. Or your son will say: ‘Dad, I want to marry my boyfriend.”
Thio Su Mien
AWARE EGM 2 May 2009
AWARE EGM at Suntec
- The Wayang Party: TOC “live” report: Aware EOGM - the early crowd
- Writing-Yoga-Living: Aware EGM Akan Datang
Church Leaders Admonish COOS
- CNA: Pastor apologises for misusing pulpit [erm.. pwned pastor?]
- The Kent Ridge Common: A series of interesting developments
- Mathia Lee: National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS) speaks up at last
- TOC: NCCS’ stand on Aware a “responsible” one, says DPM Wong
- TOC: Church of Our Saviour clarifies “allegations”
- The Singapore Enquirer: Should faith-driven groups take over secular organisations? [ST]
- The Singapore Enquirer: Pastor regrets ‘actions on pulpit’
AWARE’s Comprehensive Sexuality Education
- The Kent Ridge Common: A friendly academic challenge to COOS on reparative therapy
- Mathia Lee: The meaning of discussion
- Readings From A Political Duo-ble: Students should speak up on AWARE programs
- The Wayang Party: Don’t let Dr Thio Su Mien off the hook: MOE should not allow itself to be held hostage by a vocal minority to serve their own selfish agenda
- TOC: Aware’s sex education programme - the concerns
- MOE: [Official] Reply to Recent Comments and Claims About AWARE’s Sexuality Education Programme in Schools
Christians Speak Out
- Gwee Li Sui’s Notes: A Christian Solution To The AWARE Conundrum
- My Very Own Glob: What we should be AWARE of
About Josie Lau’s Reply
- The Kent Ridge Common: Religion in secular society and its potential problems
Gender Equality Discussions
- Cavalierio: Why is the measure of love loss?
- The Lycan Times: Christianity vs Homosexuality
General Discourse
- A Xeno Boy in Sg: Carafa’s Eye [Check out the comments!]
- dhamma musings: The AWARE Saga - A Buddhist View
- catherinelim.sg: ‘Give new exco time’
- Yawning Bread: Feminism is important for men too
- The Wayang Party: How much money did AWARE new exco spend since 28 March 2009?
- Youtube: What happened inside Aware office a day before the EGM [Excellent remake of the hitler tirade. Too bad can't embed]
- CNA: Pastor apologises for misusing pulpit [erm.. pwned pastor?]
“I am a Christian. That is what defines who I am and what I think. The world, however, is secular. It is separate from my faith and should remain so because people out in the world are from various cultures and faiths.”
Packrat
1 May 2009
- Gwee Li Sui’s Notes: CHRISTIANS AGAINST AWARE TAKEOVER! [Recommended]
- Eileen Tan Jin-yi Petition Online: A Call For The Most Revd Dr John Chew and All Faith Leaders to Protect Against the Degradation of Our Faith
- andyquak1958: moderation and tolerance
- The Wayang Party: Pastor Derek Hong contradicts himself in his statement on Aware connection
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Your sin or mine…
- Illusio: Civil society in a secular society
- Mathia Lee: Setting the record straight
- psychedelic lover: Stupidity comes in crowds
- this lush garden within: The AWARE saga - Why must people take sides?
- nofearSingapore: AWARE- Appeal for cool heads and compromise
- Feed Me To The Fish: Is Singapore “Beggarless”, “Buggerless” and “Secular”?
- Recruit Ong: The name of the Rose
- Singapore Social Activist: An Act of Self-righteousness
- ST: Churches: Don’t get involved
30 Apr 2009
- this lush garden within: The Aware Conspiracy - facts
- Almost Infamous: My Humble Suggestions involving the AWARE EOGM and the presence of Rajah and Tann
- The Kent Ridge Common: An interesting accidental coincidence, previously
- The Legal Janitor: Time for mainline churches to make a stand
- The Wayang Party: Call for ROS to step in and dissolve AWARE for breaching provisions under Societies Act (CAP 311)
- Sgpolitics: An open letter to Ms Josie Lau
- Yawning Bread: Identity mobilisation - a threat to society
- The Wayang Party: LEAKED: Email sent by Josie Lau’s husband, Dr Alan Chin BASHING MOE for “promoting” homosexuality to rally support
- The Wayang Party: Another “wayang” by Thio Su Mien? Parents’ appeal to Education Minister to express concern about CSE
- The Wayang Party: Pastor Derek Hong’s speeches on homosexuality and letter to lobby government against repealing 377A in 2007
- irreligiously: Muslim perspective to the Aware saga? [Thanks Terence]
- Boing Boing: Christian fundamentalists hijack Singaporean feminist group [Thanks suhaw]
- Singapurakini: God Saves Aware [Thanks singapurakini]
- Mathia Lee: Christians Against AWARE Takeover
- Me and my thoughts: AWARE - Part 3
- We Are Aware: Sign Up, Turn Up, Be Counted
29 Apr 2009
- Siew Kum Hong: AWARE EGM on 2 May now at Expo Hall 2
- The Wayang Party: A call to wage a ’spiritual’ battle for AWARE (now we know why the EGM venue was changed)
- The Wayang Party: AWARE EGM venue moved to EXPO, next to “Transformation Conference 2009″ co-organized by COOS and 40 other Churches!
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: MOE Replies on AWARE Sex Education Programme
- The Kent Ridge Common: Hanging herself with her own rope?
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Aware new guards - Doing more harm than good
- The Field Marshal: Aware
- TOC: “Aware belongs to you,” says Josie Lau
- groundnotes: Singapore’s ‘Culture Wars’: Fragmenting Politics
- The Kent Ridge Common: ‘Opposition’ versus ‘ruling’ party on 2nd May and a simulation for the next General Elections
- Sam’s thoughts: AWARE, Jihadist Sleeper and Unanswered Questions
28 Apr 2009
- The Kent Ridge Common: Playing with words and a controversial precedent
- irreligious: Going undercover at Church of our Saviour (COOS)
- SG Gutter Press: Leaked video on COOS Pastor sermon on homosexuality [Thanks auntie] [chilling in a Blair Witch kind of way..]
- Illusio: A message from Josie Lau
- Mathia Lee: TWC2 Statement on AWARE
- Sam’s Thoughts: AWARE: The implications
- Writing-Yoga-Living: Josie’s Lau’s Insidious Insertion
- Illusio: The law of eternal return
- twinkilya: AWARE: a not-from-the-press perspective
- Crazy about Life: AWARE Saga: A glimpse of the future of Singapore politics?
- Alice Cheong in Wonderland: Minister’s advice for AWARE
- The Wayang Party: The AWARE saga: Time for government to respond to its ramifications to draw a clear demarcation between secularism and religion
27 Apr 2009
- TOC: Staff sent out email asking members to vote at Aware EOGM
- Empty Vessel: Better to convince, and not impose your views
- Sam’s Thoughts: The Christian Post on Aware and Homosexuality
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: New AWARE : How to make enemies and offend people
- irreligious: I’m Christian, and I disapprove of the new Aware Exco [Thanks Terence]
- Me and my thoughts: I am a Liberal
- The Phallus Monologue: What do they want?
- Youth.sg: Caught unAWAREs: Milestones and brickbats [Thanks Jennifer]
- Used Brains For Sale: Civil Engagement in a Civil Society
- Balderdash: Why you should not cancel your DBS cards because of Josie Lau
- HWZ: AWARE WARS - The Complete EPIC Trilogies! [Thanks shicai]
- ed’sperience: Why Singaporean Bloggers are Far from Political Maturity
- The Kent Ridge Common: Can a Christian political party possibly exist in Singapore?
- Newsvine: A Steeplejacking of a Women’s NGO In Singapore
26 Apr 2009
- Mr Wang Says So: AWARE - And Why You Should Cancel Your DBS Credit Cards
- The Legal Janitor: Things to note about Thio Su Mien
- Mathia Lee: More than meets the eye?
- TOC: AWARE veterans set the record straight
- Sgpolitics.net: Countering the contradictions and poorly conceived propaganda of AWARE’s new Exco
- The Kent Ridge Common: Questions the new AWARE exco must tackle before the EOGM and lessons we can learn
- The Wayang Party: The Crux Of The AWARE Fiasco Is Not About Homosexuality Or Religion But The Space For Diversity
- The Bosonic State: The Problem with the New AWARE EXCO
- Mathia Lee: I think Dr Thio Su Mien might be Bi-Sexual , and Blasphemous
- Sam’s thoughts: Thank you, Mrs Jean Tan
- Anders Brink: I disagree with my editor, let’s take over the publishers!
- Bambling: Gah
- The Lycan Times: Be Blissfully UnAWARE (FIN)
- Hard Hitting in the Lion City: Advice for the New Guard of AWARE
- Yawning Bread: Bloggers’ maturity demonstrated in Aware saga
- Dee Kay Dot As Gee: Save AWARE! Gender equality for all!
- My sketchbook: AWARE mothership has landed
25 Apr 2009
- Glass Castle Blog: A tale of two events: how they have completely lost the plot
- Illusio: Group of 9 comes clean…
- TOC: “We cannot have people acting like moral vigilantes..” says AWARE’s old guards
- Yawning Bread: Pirate mother ship appears on horizon, guns blazing
- empty_vessels: The Crackpots and These Women
- The Kent Ridge Common: Dr Thio Su Mien, what can you teach the ignorant ones, really?
- Sam’s Thoughts: AWARE: Who’s the Monster
- A Xeno Boy in SG: A Peculiar Irony
- The Wayang Party: Did Josie Lau LIE? Contradictions in earlier DBS statement and her revelation on CNA ‘Talking Point’ that she has no plans to run for AWARE President
- A Serial Number on my Vote: AWARE - the fight continues
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: AWARE — The Plot Thickens…
- The boy who knew too much: An alternative to AWARE’s war.
- Nomed Letters: Bra Wars
- The Phallus Monologue: Why YOU Should Care
- still me: strengthening of identity under siege
- Today In Singapore: X-Women 3: The Last Stand
- Alice Cheong in Wonderland: AWARE sage: Revealing the hidden key leader & Reasons for take-over
- Tantalizine: Be aware of Morons in AWARE
- Feed Me To The Fish: Be Aware: Every War Starts With Good Intention.
- God’s in his heaven, All’s well with the world: The double irony of the AWARE saga
- Balderdash: if the PAP lost control of Singapore..
- Alice Cheong in Wonderland: AWARE Saga: Reactions
- TOC: Dr Thio Su Mien’s press conference
- TOC: Old Guards speak up [Vids]
“But the most important lesson I have learned from this saga, is this: One voice – one vote, can make the difference.”
ThangDynasty
“I don’t have an issue with homophobia as much as I do with hypocrisy from self-righteous people who think they have any right at all to discriminate.”
Pat Law
24 Apr 2009
- STOMP: AWARE - The Hidden Hand
- Trevvy Forums: Aware - The Hidden Hand
- Mathia Lee: They came for me
- TOC: Thio Su Mien comes out
- Sgpolitics: Misinformation spread by AWARE’s new Exco is deserving of the sternest rebuke [Recommended]
- Simply Jean: Reason for AWARE coup: group was becoming pro-lesbianism
- Sam’s Thoughts: More (secret) rallies to support or save Aware
- Unbranded Bread n Butter: Are you AWARE email is Evil? [Thanks auntie]
- SingapuraKini: Anonymous email in supporting AWARE [Thanks Singapura kini]
- ThangDynasty: A Greater AWAREness [Thanks Pat] [Recommended]
- Alice Cheong in Wonderland: AWARE saga: Too many questions left unanswered
- The Wayang Party: Why even Jesus would agree religion has no place in the public square of civil society
- ST Discussion Board: New exco tells of death threats
- HWZ: THIO SU MIEN - Behind AWARE takeover
- The Kent Ridge Common: Notice: Join AWARE and Vote
- Used Brains For Sale: Save AWARE! Gender equality for all!
- Singabloodypore: Singapore’s LGBT community plans ‘pink dot’ event
23 Apr 2009
- The Void Deck: Conspiracy Theory Awareness
- blankanvas: aware: to find one’s voice again
- Writing-Yoga-Living: I Want An AWARE Reconciliation Too.
- The Wayang Party: Supporters of AWARE old guards step up internet campaign against new exco
- Traces from elsewhere: An Open Letter on AWARE, Singapore
- Information Read by Me: Old Guards of AWARE are BUYING VOTES? [Thanks Jaunty Jabber]
22 Apr 2009
- We Are AWARE: Call to Action
- Illusio: What does religion have to do with anything?
- still me: Bringing back AWARE
- Popagandhi: Stop the AWARE Hijacking
- GenieGrrl: AWARE v the wolf in sheep’s clothing. (or, Stay away, please.)
- SinQSA: SinQSA is concerned about Aware
- The Kent Ridge Common: Criminalizing attempts aimed at provoking discrimination against sexual minorities
- TOC: Josie Lau’s interview leaves questions unanswered
- Yawning Bread: Pirates ahoy! Gay netizens and the AWARE hijacking
- The Wayang Party: Who are the real winners and losers of the AWARE fiasco?
- Sgpolitics: Unpublished ST letter: Why I joined Aware this week
- Sam’s Thoughts: We are Aware, are you?
- Sgpolitics: Ms Angela Thiang has also written to the Straits Times on abortion
21 Apr 2009
- Sgpolitics: The new leadership at AWARE has done great disservice to the organization and to all Singaporean women
- Carpe Diem: BeAWARE: Keep religion out of civil society
- The Kent Ridge Common: To AWARE’s new exco: Please leave out your religion!
- The Wayang Party: Offer of olive branch by AWARE President Josie Lau Meng Lee failed to convince sceptics; Old Guards gathering troops to fight back
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: “We didn’t start the fire…”
- Sam’s Thoughts: Aware making me wary and weary
- Glass Castle Blog: Josie Lau led promotion of anti-woman organisation
- The Kent Ridge Common: The AWARE Saga and Political ‘Capture’: Lessons for Civil Society
- For Want of a Better Title: Sore Losers?
- Illusio: Operation Leper: Lois Ng & Studio You
- Yawning Bread: DBS Bank’s public hanging
- inter alia: Letter criticises TOC for use of “divisive labels” in article
- The Wayang Party: VIDEO: AWARE new President Josie Lau was evasive on sensitive questions during interview with CNA “Talking Point” (Part 1)(Part 2)
- Used Brains For Sale: AWARE Membership Drive
20 Apr 2009
- Alice Cheong in Wonderland: A peek at values coached at Anglican Church of Our Saviour
- Illusio: Operation Leper
- Sam’s Thoughts: AWARE and information
- Freelancejoker: Aware? Beware.
- Sui Generis Me: Political drama of AWARE
- The Phallus Monologue: Beware of Aware
- The Sun Shines on Singapore: Mother Goose Stories
- Isolation: The AWARE Saga
- Where Bears Roam Free: Public call to join AWARE may backfire
- inter alia: Don’t be unAWARE
- The Lycan Times: Be Blissfully UnAWARE
- The Wayang Party: Is this AWARE cat fight, the greatest thing that has ever happened to Singapore civil society?
- The Itch to Write: DBS publicly criticises AWARE’s new Head
- Kaffein-nated: No way, Jose… er, Josie
- The Wayang Party: The day DBS read, “Don’t Be Silly! Volunteering is hazardous to your career!
- TOC: Constance Singam’s letter to AWARE, in full
- Mathia Lee: AWARE AGM 2009 : EOGM : Do SOMETHING!
“Has the gay community awoken a sleeping giant?
Solo Bear
17 Apr 2009
- Fresh Brainz: Update: Josie Lau Is AWARE’s New President
- Alice Cheong in Wonderland: Statement from the New AWARE Team
- Illusio: AWARE: a civil society primer
- Blackilocks Events: Aware of Aware
- Mathia Lee: AWARE AGM 2009 : Clarifications
- Salt * Wet * Fish: AWAREness in our midst
- Majulah!: The New Adventures of Josie and the Pussycats
- Singapore Life and Times: Toasted
- The Wayang Party: Should the old guard of AWARE just accept defeat and bow out gracefully?
- TOC: DBS “disappointed” with Josie Lau’s disregard for staff Code of Conduct
- The Wayang Party: Double standards of DBS: why staff is allowed to join PAP as MP but not AWARE as Council member?
- geraldgiam.sg: Staff-in-confidence matters should be kept that way, DBS
- Musings: Josie and DBS’s HR Policy
- The Wayang Party: More questions raised over PAP MP Dr Ong Seh Hong’s explanation of the $60,000 Ren Ci loan and GIC housing loan
- Alice Cheong in Wonderland: Josie Lau Meng Lee
16 Apr 2009
- Glass Castle Blog: Anti-LGBTQ is anti-feminist
- Musings : Some comments on the Aware thing.
- geraldgiam.sg: A government out of order
- Fresh Brainz: Update: AWARE Exco Remains Silent
- TOC: 150 call for vote of no confidence
15 Apr 2009
- Chemical Generation Singapore: Chemical Generation Singapore
- Sam’s Thoughts: MediaWARE
- The Itch To write: Could this had been a conspiracy or pure coincidence?
- Sam’s thoughts: The Straits Times needs some ‘queer’
- Simply Jean: Be aware?
- Tan Kin Lian’s Blog: Protecting a democratic institution
14 Apr 2009
- Sgpolitics.net: More awareness needed about the “leadership grab” in AWARE
13 Apr 2009
- Glass Castle: Not Secular Feminists But Sectarian Fundamentalists: And They’ll Come For You Too
- Mathia Lee: The AWARE AGM 2009 — my personal take: beware of ST
- Where Bears Roam Free: Gays now facing a backlash from their own doing?
- Unwired Precipitations: Pharaohs
- Yawning Bread: From now on, be wary of AWARE
- Random Thoughts Of A Free Thinker: “Aggressive takeover” at AWARE?
- The Legal Janitor: Christian fundamentalists love Big Government
- Leona’s Blog: Why recent events at Aware concern all of us
- Fresh Brainz: The Same Thing We Do Every Night, Pinky
- ashke’s blog: Fundies in Singapore take over Women’s Group
- nagil: The crusade has begun..
- Diary of A Singaporean Mind: Why AWARE was ‘taken over’..
- Musings: Anti-gay lobby hijacks AWARE
- Writing-Yoga-Living: The Borg take over AWARE at AGM
- bread crumbs and candy cottage: Coup D’etat (or Organized Crime) of Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE)
- FOOD fuels me to talk..: Aware takeover: great news!
- Singaporean Skeptic: Beware of AWARE!
- Angry Doctor: Support Love
- Alice Cheong in Wonderland: Mrs Claire Nazar, Charlotte Wong Hock Soon, Jenica Chua Chor Ping, Sally Ang Koon Hian, Maureen Ong Lee Keang, Irene Yee Khor Quin, Peggy Leong Pek Kay, Angela Thiang Pei Yun, Dr Alan Chin Yew Liang
- The Wayang Party: What netizens can learn from the AWARE incident to keep our net free and independent
- Sam’s Thoughts: Are you aware of AWARE?
- Fridae: Anti-gay Christian fundamentalists hijack Singapore’s women’s group
- Blowing Wind Gay Forum: Be Careful Gays, Aware Has Already Been Taken Over By People U Do Not Wish To Be In Power


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May 9th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
[...] May 9, 2009 · No Comments …… so close that your lips are almost kissing. A useful adage to bear in mind the next time we have Christian warriors waging a spiritual battle with a coalition of choice loving liberal activists. For the last two weeks we were soberly reminded that Islamic extremism is not the only ice-cream flavour available at the parlour. Thioliban spiritual leader Thio Su Mien Ph.D (Law) (London) (Gifted prophetic intercessionist) (Healer) (Feminist Mentor) (walking Tamiflu pill) brought respectability to the Christian Right wing Movement in Singapore. Her adventures with Josie and her pussycats are catalogued here. [...]