Muslim groups hold protests in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR : Muslim groups held protests outside 10 mosques across the nation on Friday, amid a dispute over the use of the word “Allah”…
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Malaysian church fire-bombed ahead of Muslim protests
KUALA LUMPUR: A church in Malaysia has been fire-bombed in an attack that gutted its ground floor, church officials said on Friday, escalating a dispute…
Malaysia Christians entitled to Allah: Court
KUALA LUMPUR – After months of wrangling, a Malaysian court ruled on Thursday, December 31, that Christians are entitled to use the world “Allah” in…
Theological education
Alex Tang recently blogged his reflections on theological education in Singapore and Malaysia. Are learning ancient languages useful for pastors? Are our pastors adequately equipped…
Christian tribe sues Malaysian Government for destroying church
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/christian.tribe.sues.malaysian.government.for.destroying.church/16266.htmby Szeleng Chan17 Jan 2008Christian indigenous villagers are suing Malaysia’s sole Islamic state government for destroying their church, claiming it was an illegal act since…
Malaysian Christians disappointed over government flip-flop on ‘Allah’ ban
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/malaysian.christians.disappointed.over.government.flipflop.on.allah.ban/16180.htm by Szeleng Chan CT, 14 Jan 2008Malaysian Christians have expressed deep disappointment after the Malaysian Government appeared to backtrack on an earlier decision to…
Malaysia court halts Islamic burial in religious row
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/malaysia.court.halts.islamic.burial.in.religious.row/16001.htm5 Jan 2008A Malaysian court gave an ethnic Chinese man a temporary order to prevent an Islamic affairs council from taking his wife’s body for…
Malaysian row over word for ‘God’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7163391.stmBBC, 28 Dec 07A church and Christian newspaper in Malaysia are suing the government after it decreed that the word “Allah” can only be used…
Lina Joy may emigrate after losing court case – Straits Times (31 May 2007)
http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest+News/Asia/STIStory_124602.htmlLina Joy may emigrate after losing court caseKUALA LUMPUR – A woman who lost a court battle to change her religion from Islam to Christianity…