Australian pastor who spoke at NewCreationChurch was granted work pass to enter Singapore, says MHA
SINGAPORE - An Australian pastor whose past writings about Islam raised concerns among netizens had a valid a work pass to enter Singapore to deliver a sermon here, said the Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday .
The MHA spokesman said Mr Stringer had been granted a miscellaneous work pass to deliver the sermon at The Star Performing Arts Centre. "MHA has not received information that Mr Stringer had made any statements of concern during his sermon on 10 March 2019." Instead, only a blog post published on Wednesday remains, stating that Mr Stringer and his wife are currently in Japan"enjoying family time" and that"in their field of work, some people try to cause strife confusion and discord. Their love and respect for all people shines through in their every day lives."
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