I won’t be surprised that even some Christians in West Malaysia would easily buy into the idea of dropping the use of the term “Allah”, but again perhaps that reflects more of our ignorance and prejudice than anything else. It’s time for some soul searching again. Please hear Pastor Solomon’s voice once again. Much…
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Voices from East Malaysia 3: How about using the term "Allah" only in Sabah & Sarawak?
Interesting how both Jakim and Christians are united on what they are against even though differing on what they are for. 🙂 Christians in West Malaysia need to hear the voices and see the faces from East Malaysia. Too much of our talk is theoretical, and doesn’t take into consideration the lived reality of…
Voices from East Malaysia 2: How Christians should Respond
It’s sad to hear about the bottles thrown at Sarawak mosque. This act must strongly be condemned! The majority of Malaysians will agree and commit to the call last Saturday: Malaysia will not bow to acts of violence: Joint Statement of Civil Society on 9 January 2010. It’s challenging when we’re in the dark…
Voices from East Malaysia 1: Respon dari Pastor Solomon Bulan, SIB Krokop Evangelical Church
Pastor Solomon and I had a wonderful time getting to know each other the last two days. We talked about a vast range of topics from Bario rice to Bario Revival, the use of the term “Allah” to how to respond to the church attacks, technology to theology, twitter to facebook, etc. I’m so…
Random Links 382 on #Allah in Malaysia
Two latest Comments I read on Facebook Chris Chew The reason why the churches went to court is seek the reason WHY the word is banned without even a dialogue by the KDN. If you search through the news, KDN just issued and banned the usage after it was lifted in 2003. It’s being used…
101 East – Malaysia: Whose God?
Lively debate. Worth the 22 minutes and 5 seconds.
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“Christians won’t stop using ‘Allah’” Here’s an exclusive interview Chrisanne Chin and I did for the Nut Graph! In the light of the attacks on churches, do you think Christians should compromise on using "Allah"? Chin: I don’t think churches are intimidated, I don’t think they’re going to stop using "Allah". It’s just part of…
Inside Story – Religious violence in Malaysia
Peace and reconciliation is needed, but not in the absence of truth and transparency. It was never about Christians in conflict with Muslims, it was always about the struggle between the Government and the Church (and other faith communities including Muslims who do not subscribe to narrow articulation of Islam). In this case, it…
Way Of Peace – The Only Way
The following was presented by the Bishop of the Lutheran Church in Malaysia and Singapore, the Rt. Rev. Philip Lok, as the opening comment during a dialogue session held between representatives of the Church in Malaysia with the leadership of the the Pakatan Rakyat coalition held on January 10, 2009 at Luther Centre, Petaling Jaya:…
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‘Allah’ row: Dealing with false insecurities Getting back to the core matter again. Perhaps this is a message worth repeating, to assuage the obviously palpable fears. This is an important move in ensuring harmony amongst all religions. Some have argued that the Muslim God is entirely different from the Christian God, and indeed religious scholars…