终于等到了！

政府在5月间诗巫补选前夕拨款175万给4间卫理公会，俽起了轩然大波，许多人质疑教会是否应该在那段时间接受拨款，当然也有人捍卫拿钱的立场，更视为上帝所赐的“契机”（我曾经在这里、这里、这里、这里、这里、这里回应，还有这里回应的部分是与一位周部长的辩论）。

我们不反对接受政府拨款，但强调的乃是时机与公平的原则。之前华勇会督写了一封内部信件（却不小心被媒体刊登出来），立场模棱两可，导致更多的误解。今天翻阅最新一期的Pelita Methodist （Volume 35, No.8, August 2010，网络仍旧没有这一版），纷纷扰扰了几个月，总议会终于表达了官方立场。

“That the GCEC (General Conference Executive Council) resolves that no Methodist church should apply for or receive government grants, irrespective of the party in power, in the period between the nomination date of any election to the polling date of the same. Given the present socio-political context, this will send a clear signal to everyone that the church in non-partisan. More importantly, it will make clear that the Methodist Church does not condone actions that are or can be perceived as being related to money politics.”

这封信件不应该只是内部传阅，更应该对外发表并执行。但愿上帝继续使用卫理公会教会，在这片国土中见证上帝的荣美、圣洁、公义与慈爱。