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 [...]
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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 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 [...] By now you must have heard or read about the attacks on 4 churches (yes, police has confirmed a fourth incident at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Jalan Othman, Petaling Jaya) following the ruling by High Court Judge Lau Bee Lan on New Year’s eve that the word “Allah” is not exclusive to Islam, and [...] 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, [...] One unusual outcome of the current controversy over the ruling on New Year’s eve by High Court Judge Lau Bee Lan that the word “Allah” is not exclusive to Muslims and that the Roman Catholic Church can continue to use that word in its publication, The Herald, is to hear former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad [...] High Court Judge Lau Bee Lan who ruled on New Year’s Eve that the word “Allah” is not exclusive to Islam and that the Roman Catholic news magazine, The Herald, is free to use that word has now ordered a stay of execution pending the outcome of an appeal lodged by the Malaysian Government through its [...] The ruling by High Court Judge Lau Bee Lan on New Year’s Eve that the word “Allah” is not exclusive to Islam and that the Roman Catholic Newspaper, The Herald, can continue to use it has polarized the Malaysian Muslim community. Now former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has this advice for the Malaysian leaders [...] So how did Malaysian Muslims react to the New Year’s eve High Court ruling by Judge Lau Bee Lan that the Roman Catholic’s weekly, The Herald, can continue to use the word “Allah” in its publication? First, the Prime Minister’s Department said it will, in cooperation with the Home Ministry, appeal against the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision. [...] |
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