Remember the Metro Tabernacle Church? It was the first target of attacks on Christian churches following the Allah ruling by High Court Judge Lau Bee Lan on New Year’s Eve. Among the 11 churches that were attacked, the Metro Tabernacle Church suffered the most damage. Now, thanks to the Malaysian government, a new church building has [...]
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Eversince High Court Judge Lau Bee Lan ruled on New Year’s Eve that the Roman Catholic newspaper, The Herald, can use the word “Allah” in its publication because it is not exclusive to Islam, the stand taken by the Government is that the word “Allah” belongs exclusively to Islam in the Malaysian context. Barely a week ago, [...] By now you must have known that High Court Judge Lau Bee Lan has released her written judgment in allowing the Roman Catholic newspaper, The Herald, to use the word “Allah” in its publication. The Allah ruling on New Year’s Eve has polarized the Muslim community in Malaysia. Now there is an added controversy – to go ahead [...] A question that is often asked following the New Year’s Eve Allah ruling by High Court Judge Lau Bee Lan that the Roman Catholic’s newspaper, The Herald, is free to use the term “Allah” as it is not exclusive to Islam is this: Why didn’t the Christians and/or the Sikhs mount a legal challenge against the ban imposed by [...] So what is the reaction to the call to Christians in Malaysia to drop the usage of the word “Allah”? This call was made by Datuk Jamil Khir Baharom, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department. Judging from the reactions of Christian leaders in East Malaysia, they are standing firm. Pastor Danil Raut from the Borneo Evangelical Church [...] So the number of churches attacked has risen to 9. Now, Datuk Jamil Khir Baharom, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department has urged church leaders to drop the usage of “Allah”. He said they should adopt the same approach as Datuk Clarence Bongkos Malakun, president of the Sabah Justice of peace Council. Earlier Datuk Clarence Bongkos Malakun [...] So now at least 7 churches have been attacked or threatened in the aftermath of the Allah ruling by High Court Judge Lau Bee Lan. She had ruled on New Year’s eve that the word “Allah” is not exclusive to Islam, and thus the Roman Catholic’s newspaper, The Herald, is free to use that word. To be sure, there [...] In a speech delivered at the ISEAS Regional Outlook Forum 2010 in Singapore on January 7, former Finance Minister Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah made a profound statement that might just be the crux of the matter behind the unrest over the Allah Ruling. Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said: “The issue appears to be more about racial sentiment than religious, [...] |
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