好樣的，前首相新聞秘書寫了一封公開信，宗教是個人的，政教應該分離，伊斯蘭不應該進入公共事務。
State should stay out of religion – Ahmad Mustapha Hassan* (press secretary to Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, the second prime minister) Published: 13 February 2016
政治已經為這個國家帶來詛咒，政治不再是達致良好施政和可靠管理的手段。政治已經成為競逐權力的來源，對人民造成傷害。
權力已經被高官權貴濫用以自肥自利。
獨立已經讓這個國家的社會和文化更加的分化。
宗教成為累積影響力的來源。馬來人被這種觀念奴役，最終造成圍牆心態。
他們已經失去了理性思考的力量，他們毫無保留接受當權者要灌輸的觀念。
獨立初期，我們曾經是一個擁有宗教寬容和族群理解的國家。歡愉時時刻刻出現在各個場合。唱歌跳舞是常見的事情。
園遊會（fun fair）在全國各地城鎮巡迴舉辦。孩子們可以在那邊找到很多有趣的遊戲，晚上的時候，有各種馬來曲風的舞蹈，Joget（馬來傳統舞蹈）是當時的潮流。
舞蹈員就坐在舞台上，任何有興趣Joget的人，只要購買入場券就能上台自由選擇他的舞伴。
Joget有各種各樣不同的版本，隨著時代或地域的進化。有的加入西方現代音樂元素，變成現代Joget。Joget的前身Old Ronggeng也流行。在北方，玻璃市的Joget變化成為Changgong，也有的吸納泰式曲風成為Ramvong。
那時候的人們，勞碌一整天之後，可以通過這些歡樂的活動釋放壓力。強姦、亂倫等等邪惡的行為，根本不會出現在那個年代。
在大城市如檳城和吉隆坡，有很多夜總會可以讓上班族在勞碌一整天之後釋放工作壓力。
在這些地方，人民可以自由展現他們的西方舞蹈天分。
他們都懂得跳各種各樣的流行舞蹈，包括狐步、華爾茲、快步舞、倫巴、桑巴、探戈（foxtrot, waltz, quickstep, rumba, samba, tango）
也舉行很多的舞蹈比賽，一切都很有樂趣。
那時候，宗教從來都不是公共事務，宗教只是私人事務。
那時候，宗教和政治是完全分離的。
關於伊斯蘭的部門，只是專注於家庭事務如婚姻、離婚和繼承遺產。其他的事務都能夠由人民自由決定，宗教從不會強硬進入人民的日常生活。
馬來穆斯林的孩子，會在下午上伊斯蘭課程，了解宗教真諦。必須強調的是，那時候個人要負責的對象只是真主（Allah），而不是所有人。
然而，巫統為了跟伊斯蘭黨（PAS）競逐馬來穆斯林的支持，互相指責對方是「非穆斯林」，這時候，魔鬼悄悄被釋放。
當伊斯蘭黨指責巫統在伊斯蘭事務立場出現偏差，並且成功以巫統所犯下的一些罪行說服了一部分保守馬來人，1980年代之後，伊斯蘭議程開始出現狂熱。
伊斯蘭化在這個國家開始成形。
突然間，頭巾（Tudung）開始成為女性穆斯林的指定穿著。
舞蹈不再被鼓勵和提倡，生活開始變得很嚴肅。
伊斯蘭宗教部門開始擴張，出現一些新的宗教機關比如說JAKIM。宗教開始成為這個國家政治的一部分。
馬來穆斯林的生活開始受管制。
大量金錢和權力傾注於這些宗教機關，這些宗教機關一旦獲得權力之後，就制定更多的管制。
突然間，清真認證成為必要性的事務，以告訴馬來穆斯林可以光顧那些地方。
其實，這些機關都只是為了展現自己所擁有的權力。
巫統政權成為伊斯蘭黨的想法的受害者。如果巫統都落實這些伊斯蘭議程，那麼其實也沒有必要讓伊斯蘭黨管理這個國家了。
突然間，一些馬來傳統文化被視為偏離伊斯蘭價值，同時間，阿拉伯文化開始進駐我們的國家。「selamat pagi」 or 「selamat datang」這些字眼不再被使用，都被阿拉伯名詞所取代了。
政治人物致辭的時候，都會先念一堆阿拉伯名詞，以證明他們是多麼的「伊斯蘭」，致辭完畢之後，又再念一堆阿拉伯字眼。
這個國家的馬來穆斯林開始痴迷於形式上的虔誠，卻忽略了宗教上更重要的人文價值。這導致他們非常傲慢和激進的展示他們的伊斯蘭價值。
這通通都是虛偽的！
宗教應該是個人事務，國家／政治根本不應該規範馬來穆斯林的日常生活。
個人的吃喝玩樂穿著行為，都應該是個人自由的選擇，只要不犯法或罪行。
政教應該分離！
國家必須重新回到世俗政體，讓宗教成為個人的選擇。
這個國家，應該只有一種司法系統。出現兩種司法系統，只是會造成混淆，甚至造成連有識之士也不能區分何謂共識、轉教和良心。
State should stay out of religion – Ahmad Mustapha Hassan* (press secretary to Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, the second prime minister) Published: 13 February 2016 Politics has become a curse to this country. It was no longer a means to achieve good governance and reliable state management. It had been turned into a source of power to inflict evil on the people.
Power had been misused to enrich those in high positions.
Independence had been turned into making the country socially and culturally backward.
Religion has become the source of amassing influence. The Malays were pushed into being servile, leading to a siege mentality.
They were made to lose their power of rational thinking. They had been made to totally accept what the powers that be had committed.
During the early days of independence, the country experienced religious tolerance and ethnic understanding. There were lots of merrymaking whenever occasions present themselves. Dances and singing were common happenings.
Fun fairs would make their rounds in various towns. There would be games for the children and at night there would be dancing to the various melodious Malay tunes. Joget dancing was the order then.
Hostesses would sit in line on the stage and those interested in doing the joget could purchase tickets and go up to pick the dancing partner of his choice.
There would be joget and later this would be termed as joget moden because Western tunes had also been incorporated. There would be the old ronggeng, the precursor to joget and in the north, there would be changgong from Perlis and ramvong, joget dancing to Thai music.
People were able to dispense with all the stress of life during the day through these fun outlets. There were no cases of rape, incest and such other devilish happenings.
In big cities like Penang and Kuala Lumpur, there were cabarets whereby working people would be able to get rid of the stress of work.
This was the place where enterprising people would practise their flair for Western dancing.
They would do the various dances, such as foxtrot, waltz, quickstep, rumba, samba, tango and other new trends.
Competitions were also held and all were in good fun.
Religion was never part of public dominance. It was a private matter.
That was when religion and the state were completely separated.
The Islamic religious departments were only involved in family matters, such as marriage, divorce and inheritance. Other aspects were left to the discretion of the people. Religion was never forced into the everyday life of the people.
Malay-Muslim children from young would attend afternoon Islamic religious classes where the various aspects of the religion were made known to them. The emphasis was that it was the individual that was answerable to Allah and not to anybody else.
But Umno’s rivalry with PAS for the support of the Malay-Muslims caused both these political parties to accuse one another of being non-Islamic and thus the devil was let loose.
Once PAS started to accuse Umno of being deviant in its Islamic stand and had also convinced some conservative Malays of the sins practised by Umno, the latter in the 1980s turned into being fanatical in its Islamic agenda.
The Islamisation of the country started to take shape.
Tudung suddenly appeared as part of the so-called female Islamic attire.
Dances were no more encouraged. Life had been made to be austere.
Islamic religious departments were expanded and new ones created like Jakim. Religion had been made to be part of the state.
Malay-Muslim life had been regulated.
Money and power were invested in these religious institutions and with power in hand more regulations were manufactured. Halal certificates became necessary to indicate to the Malay/Muslims as to which places they could patronise.
This was simply to exhibit the power that these institutions had.
The Umno government became victim to the whims of PAS and there was no need for PAS to govern the country as Umno was implementing its agenda.
The Malay culture was termed to be deviant to Islamic values and the Arabic culture started to seep in. There were no more 「selamat pagi」 or 「selamat dating」. All terms must be in Arabic.
Politicians in starting their speeches would rattle off in Arabic for a few minutes to show off how Islamic they were before coming to what they wanted to deliver. The same would be in ending their speeches.
The Malay-Muslim in the country became obsessed with rituals and other humanistic aspects of religion were discarded. Thus they became arrogant and aggressive in displaying their Muslim-hood.
This is nothing but mere hypocrisy.
Religion should be personal. The state should have no say in regulating Malay-Muslim life.
What each individual does, drinks, eats and wears is up to each individual to choose as long as there exists no criminal element.
The state must divorce itself from religion.
The country must go back to be secular and let religion be the choice of individuals.
There should be only one legal system and to have two running in the country has caused confusion where even the learned cannot distinguish between consent, conversion and conscience.