Month: January 2010
"ALLAH": Siapa yang Punya?" Public Forum opened up mature discussion
I woke up this morning and read “Public inter-faith dialogues may open sensitive debate, says Hishammuddin“. But the fact was last night, we had a very enriching and fruitful gathering of more than 1000 people at the Kuala Lumpur Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) with a title such as "ALLAH": Siapa yang Punya?" (translated: “Allah”:…
11: Maturity
Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia Press Statement Regarding The Attacks on Churches
Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia Press Statement Regarding The Attacks on Churches A. Issue of the use of the word “Allah” 1. On 31st December, 2009, the Kuala Lumpur High Court delivered its decision in the matter of the application on the part of the Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, the publisherof the Catholic…
Anwar Ibrahim Press Statement on Church Attacks
—PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— January 10, 2010 We are outraged by the tragic attacks on our Christian brothers and sisters and reiterate our unequivocal condemnation of the bombing of churches in Malaysia. Today’s attack on the oldest standing church in Malaysia, the All Saints Church in Taiping, is an attack on our nation’s heritage….
Malaysia will not bow to acts of violence: Joint Statement of Civil Society on 9 January 2010
Malaysia will not bow to acts of violence We the undersigned Malaysian civil society groups from different spiritual, cultural and ideological backgrounds condemn unconditionally in the strongest possible terms the arson against at least three churches following the controversy over the use of the word Allah. We express our solidarity with the Metro Tabernacle Church…
10: Dialogue
Random Links 379 on #churcharson in Malaysia
Anwar meets Christians to defuse tension It was an important gathering. The Lutheran Bishop Philip Lok did well as a host and later moderator of the dialogue. Now, we await for the invitation from the PM. The dialogue, attended by about 100 members of the Christian community from various denominations, was hosted by Bishop Phillip…
9: Solidarity
Response from Rev. Ong Sek Leang, Senior Pastor of Metro Tabernacle Church
Thanks to Rev. Ong Sek Leang for willing to share from his heart with us. It’s one video we should watch side by side with his Muslim neighbor.