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Hurdles Christian Publications Are Facing In Malaysia Christians in Malaysia were delighted in December 2009, when a high court ruled that Islam does not have exclusive use of the term Allah to refer to God. However, their joy was short lived because on Jan 7, 2010, after widespread protests that included the firebombing of churches, the government [...] Is Ramadan Being Observed Correctly? An Islamic preacher in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with his own TV show has lamented that Ramadan is not being observed the way it ought to be. Dr Khaled Abdelalim said that “During Ramadan the doors of heaven are open and the doors of hell are closed, so not a single [...] “Don’t Play With Fire” Finally, there is some closure to the torching of the Metro Tabernacle church in the aftermath of the Allah ruling on December 31, 2009 by High Court Judge Lau Bee Lan that the word “Allah” predates Islam and is thus not exclusive to Muslims. Now 2 brothers have been convicted of firebombing the [...] Indonesian Muslims In Dilemma Indonesian Muslims now have an unique problem. They have been faithfully praying in the wrong direction. Instead of facing Mecca, they are facing somewhere else. What happens now? Were their prayers heard by Allah? Do they need to knock down their mosques to build new ones with the correct alignment to Mecca? MUI’s Mistake Indonesian [...] The Case Involving Jill Ireland Lawrence Bill The Malaysian government lost a case against The Herald, a publication of the Roman Catholic Church, when High Court Judge Lau Bee Lan ruled that Islam does not have exclusive use of the word “Allah” and thus The Herald newspaper is free to use that term to refer to their God. [...] It was on New Year’s Eve last year that High Court Judge Lau Bee Lan delivered the Allah ruling that surprised Malaysians, both Muslims and non-Muslims. But now the case is heading back to the court. High Court Judge Lau Bee Lan ruled in favor of the Roman Catholic Church’s newspaper, The Herald, allowing the publication to [...] One thing that came into prominence following High Court Judge Lau Bee Lan’s New Year Eve ruling that the word “Allah” is not exclusive to Muslims and that the Roman Catholic newspaper The Herald can use that term is that many Malaysian states have their lists of words or terms that are exclusive to Muslims and [...] If you follow what is happening in Malaysia after High Court Judge Lau Bee Lan ruled on New Year’s Eve that the use of the word “Allah” is not exclusive to Muslims and that the Roman Catholic newpaper The Herald can use it in its publication, you will know that several leaders have urged dialogue as [...] |
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