National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS) Statements and Position Paper

2021

• 28 January 2021 –  NCCS’ Statement On A Self-Radicalised Singaporean Christian. Click here to read the statement.

2020

• 31 Oct 2020 – Incidents in France – NCCS’ Response to Mufti Dr Nazirudin Mohd Nasir. Click here to read the statement.
• 30 Oct 2020 – Incidents in France – Official Statement by Mufti Dr Nazirudin Mohd Nasir. Click here to read the statement.
• 17 Feb 2020 – NCCS Letter on Meeting with Minister of Health Mr Gan Kim Yong. Click here to read the letter.
• 10 Feb 2020 – NCCS second letter on the Wuhan Coronavirus. Click here to read the letter.
• 31 Jan 2020 – NCCS letter on the Wuhan Coronavirus. Click here to read the letter.

2019

• 17 Oct 2019 – NCCS’ Response to the Proposal by the PAP Women’s Wing on Advanced Maternal Age (AMA) in IVF. Click here to read the statement.
• 5 Sep 2019 – NCCS Statement on MRHA Amendments 2019. Click here to read the statement.
• 22 April 2019 – NCCS Statement on the Attacks on Churches and Hotels in Sri Lanka. Click here to read the statement.
• 15 March 2019 – NCCS Statement on the Christchurch Mosque Attacks. Click here to read the statement.
• 11 March 2019 – NCCS’ Statement on Surrogacy. Click here to read the statement.
• 11 March 2019 – NCCS’ Letter to Ministry of Home Affairs on the cancellation of WATAIN’s performance in Singapore. Click here to read the letter.
• 10 March 2019 – NCCS Statement on Social Egg Freezing. Click here to read the statement.

2018

• 22 November 2018 – NCCS Response to the MHA Survey on Capital Punishment. 
  
• 19  November 2018 – NCCS Letter to the National Tourism Board on Christmas Light-Up Along Orchard Road.
• 14 September 2018 – NCCS Statement on 377A : NCCS’ Position Remains Unchanged: RETAIN 377A.
• 25 June 2018 – NCCS response to Bioethics Advisory Committee on Mitochondrial Replacement Technology.
• 5 April 2018 – NCCS response to “Singapore pastor apologises to Muslim leaders for US preacher’s alleged statements on Islam”,  National Council of Churches of Singapore.
• 15 March 2018 – NCCS Proposal to Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods – Causes, Consequences and Countermeasures, National Council of Churches of Singapore.
• 13 February 2018 – NCCS Letter on Dialogue with Minister K Shanmugam, National Council of Churches of Singapore.

2017

• 22 December 2017 – NCCS Statement to Members on Homosexuality, National Council of Churches of Singapore.
• 11 September 2017 – NCCS Statement to Members on Foreign Christian Preachers National Council of Churches of Singapore.
• 12 June 2017 – NCCS Letter to the Mufti concerning the Recent Arrest of Syaikhah Izzah Zahrah Al Ansari National Council of Churches of Singapore.
• 14 March 2017 – NCCS Advisory on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast National Council of Churches of Singapore.

2016 and older

• 5 Dec 2016 – Statement on Protestant Attitudes towards the Departed National Council of Churches of Singapore.
• 17 Nov 2016 – Statement on Pre-Implantation Genetic Testing of IVF Embryos National Council of Churches of Singapore.
• 6 Oct 2016 – Statement on Legalizing Online Gambling National Council of Churches of Singapore.
• 21 January 2016 – Statement on Arrests of Radicalised Bangladeshi Nationals. National Council of Churches of Singapore.
• 11 December 2015 – Public Statement on Planned Madonna Concert. National Council of Churches of Singapore.
• 17 November 2015 – Public Statement on Terrorist Attacks in Paris. National Council of Churches of Singapore.
• February 2015 – Statement on Mitochondrial Replacement Technology. National Council of Churches of Singapore.
• January 2013 – Statement on Neuroscience and Ethics in Response to Bioethics Advisory Committee’s Consultation Paper. National Council of Churches of Singapore.
• November 2012 – Position Paper regarding Social Egg Freezing: Ethical and Social Considerations. National Council of Churches of Singapore.
• January 2012 – Response to the Bioethics Advisory Committee regarding the Ethics of Interspecies Research. National Council of Churches of Singapore.
• July 2011 – Response by NCCS on Proposed Status of Children Bill. National Council of Churches of Singapore.
  

ETHOS Institute™ Press Releases

• 22 Aug 2014 – Media Release: A Tripartite Collaboration Establishes An Institute for Public Christianity

Media Mentions

• October 2014 – The Trumpet (Trinity Theological College): Christian Think Tank Launched
• October 2014 – The Methodist Message: Christian Think Tank Launched

Others

• 29 Mar 2016 – Letter written to the National Council of Churches of Singapore regarding the bombing in Lahore on Easter Sunday.