My letter on the
above subject is published today in The Straits Times’ Life! Section, Saturday,
January 9, 2016.
I refer to Holy Water Dropped, Other Adjustments Made to
Madonna’s R18 show (The Straits Times, Jan7).
I applaud the Media Development Authority for taking a
firm stand in disallowing the diva to perform sensitive songs during her
concert here.
Madonna is a talented and popular singer who has millions
of fans all over the world, but some of her songs demean the Catholic faith by
using holy water and crosses which are very sacred to Catholics.
Even though Singapore is loosening its stance on censorship,
censorship is necessary when undesirable elements are weaved into performances
as it can easily influence the audience in the wrong way.
Raymond Anthony
Fernando
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