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Topic Started: Nov 5 2009, 01:24 AM (49 Views)
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The Malaysian government has refused to release 10,000 Bibles which it seized because they contained the word Allah to refer to God.
The government, which is dominated by Muslim Malays, claims that the word Allah is Islamic and that its use in Bibles could upset Muslims.
The Roman Catholic Church is challenging the ban in court.
Religion has become highly sensitive in Malaysia, where about two-thirds of the population is Muslim.
Religious minorities have accused the government of undermining their rights.
The government has impounded Bibles before, intercepting 5,000 in March as they were imported from Indonesia.
Church officials say that although the word Allah originated in Arabic, Malays have used it for centuries to refer generally to God, and Arabic-speaking Christians used it before Islam was founded.
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They're afraid some Muslims would hear about others religions and be tempted to leave Islam...
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This has gone on for a very long time..the muslims are even trying to ban the word allah from all use in the catholic church there..allah is the only language word for god there so it cannot be exclusive to islam....if this is what can happen in uk if they rise to power thru the back door..GOd help the lot of us...
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Besides, they always tell us their Allah is the same god than the Christians pray... So, why are they soooo upset then?
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