tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691535.post1351034166593724037..comments2023-10-19T21:43:02.001+08:00Comments on Dunner's: Links for 26 May 2009JDsghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04735390644321868222noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691535.post-847953646662312912009-05-30T00:52:57.353+08:002009-05-30T00:52:57.353+08:00But in answer to your question regarding the Malay...But in answer to your question regarding the Malaysian Christians, the fear among the Malaysian Muslims is that the Christians are using "Allah" as a subtle form of proselytizing. They're concerned that Muslim Malays in the lower socio-economic strata, seeing the word "Allah" used in print, such as in the Catholic church's newspaper, may become confused by the language and become susceptible to conversion to Christianity. I think this concern is legitimate. Malaysia, for all its recent economic strides, is still a long way away from having the entire country approach middle class prosperity (as is the case with Singapore). (I can't tell you how many simple homes in Malaysia I've seen from the KTM train that have tin roofs.) And like Singapore, Malaysia also has sedition laws that limit the more crass methods of proselytizing. (A Chinese couple was convicted two days ago or so here for sedition with regard to their proselytizing.) So I believe the Catholic church is trying to proselytize in a way that avoids a charge of sedition; still, their methods rankle us Muslims. Personally, I'd prefer that they return to using "God."JDsghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735390644321868222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691535.post-62474206695782643112009-05-30T00:33:52.353+08:002009-05-30T00:33:52.353+08:00Heh, try asking your neighbors first. ;) What wor...Heh, try asking your neighbors first. ;) What word do you use, George?JDsghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735390644321868222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691535.post-53871903294879383652009-05-30T00:24:49.590+08:002009-05-30T00:24:49.590+08:00Could you explain why people who are neither Arabs...Could you explain why people who are neither Arabs, Maltese* nor Muslims (such as Malaysian Christians) would want to call God "Allah"?<br /><br />*I had to add them because the Maltese language is Italianized Arabic, just as English is Frenchified West-Germanic. God is "Alla" in Maltese (and Lent is "Randan" - sound familiar?)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691535.post-74942614510810604742009-05-27T21:46:35.836+08:002009-05-27T21:46:35.836+08:00BamBam: Thanks for the link. The issue over Mala...BamBam: Thanks for the link. The issue over Malaysian Christians using the word "Allah" has actually been going on for some time now; although I wasn't aware of this court case I knew that the Malaysian government wasn't too happy with the Catholic church over their using "Allah" in the local newspaper. My guess is that the court will rule in favor of the Muslims, and that the Catholics will quietly ignore the ruling.<br /><br />Did you catch my recent post, <A HREF="http://dunner99.blogspot.com/2009/05/in-pas-they-trust.html" REL="nofollow">In PAS They Trust</A>?JDsghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735390644321868222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691535.post-6137449541365516792009-05-27T14:53:37.140+08:002009-05-27T14:53:37.140+08:00http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8065597.stm
...http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8065597.stm<br />think you missed this link ...bambamhttp://bambamworld.comnoreply@blogger.com