Homosexuality and Confucianism in Singapore

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Opposing ethical trials of homosexuals Nanyang Confucian Association Vice President Wang Changwei resigns

Xie Yanyan reports

"Wang Changwei, vice president of the Nanyang Confucian Association in Singapore, decided to withdraw from the Confucius Church because he did not agree with the position expressed by Guo Wenlong, the president of the Confucius Church at the Confucius dinner, on the repeal of the Penal Code 377A.

Wang Changwei is an associate professor in the Chinese Department of the National University of Singapore. He has been the Managing Director of the Nanyang Confucian Association since 2012. The 104-year-old Confucian Asoociation currently has about 350 members.

On the 2569th anniversary of Confucius and the 104th Anniversary of the Nanyang Confucian Association, Guo Wenlong on behalf of the Confucian Association’s board of directors opposed the abolition of Section 377A on Saturday. The grounds for objection include homosexual acts “violation of nature, violation of nature, violation of humanity”, etc. The abolition of this provision will open the door to the possibility of legalizing same-sex marriage. "

Wang Changwei, who attended the Confucius Banquet that evening, disagreed with Guo Wenlong’s stated position expressed by the Confucian Association’s Board of Directors.

Tian Xiang Guo Wenlong resigned and announced the decision to withdraw from the Confucian Association on his own page. Another scholar who attended the dinner, Xu Qixiong, wrote an article refuting the arguments in Guo Wenlong's speech.

When Wang Changwei was interviewed, he said that he did not agree that Confucianism never taught people to hate homosexuals or judge homosexuals from a moral point of view. In other words, he opposed the moral judgment of homosexuals from the perspective of Confucianism. However, he also said in the post: "In recent years, under the leadership of President Guo Wenlong, the Confucian Association has witnessed the efforts in cultural construction and dialogue on promoting civilization. It also provides scholarships for students studying Chinese philosophy courses at local universities. The sincerity is moving. The gentleman is different and I will continue to pay attention to and support the cultural career of the Confucian Association. ,’

President: Respect the position of the vice president, stress that everyone is not split When Guo Wenlong was interviewed, he said that the Confucian Association respects Wang Changwei's position, and he respects the position of the Confucian Association. It is normal to have different views from each other. It has been repeatedly emphasized that there is no division. Guo Wenlong said: "As Wang Changwei said, gentlemen are different, we are the gentleman's turn, live in harmony, and will not damage the relationship because of different positions. We still respect each other."

He said that Wang Changwei became a second director at the Confucian Association, and two of them served as vice presidents, making a lot of contributions to the Confucian Association. Although Wang Changwei resigned from the post of vice president, he agreed to The Nanyang Confucian Association held a ceremony at the dinner party last Saturday. The middle fruit in the front row is the president Guo Wenlong. Standing behind him is the vice president Wang Changwei, the second row of the right two.梁麒麟 Photo]

Academic advisor to the Confucian Association. It is understood that the Confucian Association will hold a board meeting on the coming Saturday, and the vice president will resign. Guo Wenlong also mentioned 2014 when he was interviewed.

When the Confucian Association celebrated its 100th anniversary, it published the "Hundred Years of Nanyang Confucianism", which was then written by two scholars Xu Qixiong and Wang Changwei of the Chinese Department of the National University of Hong Kong. South Ocean Hole In 1914, the squadron founded the name of the "Successful Confucian Association" (the real power is the English "repentant gorge" 31-bit transliteration), and it was renamed Nanyang Confucian Association in 1949. Xu Qixiong wrote the history of the Confucian Association before 1949, and Wang Changwei wrote the part after the name change.

Xu Qixiong also attended the Confucius dinner on Saturday night. He also disagreed with Guo Wenlong's conversation at the dinner. After that, he wrote an article entitled "Maintaining the Tradition against the West" and writing a letter to the Lianhe Zaobao.

He said in the article: "Anyone has the right to support or oppose the repeal of the provisions of Section 377. Anyone has the freedom to accept or reject homosexuals in pursuing their rights, but whether they support or oppose, accept or reject, The reason and logic should be clearly stated." He then refutes the statement that "sexual behavior violates nature, heaven and humanity" one by one. He pointed out that Confucianism has never been evilly hostile to homosexual issues. Traditional society has not ruled on this behavior, and tolerance is the traditional Chinese culture.

=See also=
 * Confucianism
 * Homosexuality and Confucianism

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This article was written by Roy Tan.