There are two frequently repeated fallacies about the rule of law, which seem to be widely spread among the public and which must be corrected. Some factions even resort to violence to suppress differences, under the disguise of protecting human rights and freedoms in defence of the rule of law.
Extreme ideas gather more “likes” and followers than balanced and rational views, pushing the society to extreme and polarised positions. In this growingly divided world, conflicts rather than compromises are being celebrated. Christmas, which symbolises a celebration of faith and hope, is arriving soon as a timely reminder that we must not lose sight of these important messages, notwithstanding that we are facing the biggest challenge in the city’s history. Repeated scenes of violence, vandalism and arson in parts of Hong Kong have shocked the city’s law-abiding citizens. It is because the spirit of unselfish service personified by the life and the teachings of Christ makes appeal to the inner conscience and hope of every man and every woman in every part of the earth.”
In 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt said of Christmas, “it is well for all humanity to remind itself that while this is in its name a Christian celebration, it is participated in reverently and happily by hundreds of millions of people who are members of other religions, or belong actively to no church at all.
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