Lawyers raise church practices.
By Tan Ool Boon Members of the Central Christian Church would have to obey their leaders because they would be going against God if they do not do so. They would also have to get the church's approval when dating a person and believe unswervingly in full immersion for baptism. Such practices of the church were raised in court yesterday by lawyers whose defense in the defamation suit lay in proving that the church had unique and exclusive practices. Their members' obedience to church elders was raised by Mr. Tan Chee Meng, counsel for The New Paper editor. Mr. Daniel John, the lawyer for Impact Christian magazine, the other defendant, also questioned Mr. Ng on his members' dating practices.