As expected, the Home Ministry has decided to appeal against the decision by the High Court of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur which allowed Christians to use the word "Allah" in their religious publication.
This episode is also showing us some of the zealots in the ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO). One of them is the Ministry of Defence, Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who has said that Muslims might be confused by Christian usage of the word "Allah". There is an imagined fear among certain groups that this could lead Muslims to convert to Christianity.
Then there is also former Prime Minister Tun Dr.Mahathir Mohamad who said something that made little sense.
Dr.Mahathir said that though Christians in Sabah and Sarawak have used the word "Allah" since before independence, it was something new in the Peninsula (Malaya). What this forgetful ex-prime minister forgot was that many Sabahan and Sarawakian Christians are now working and studying in "his" Peninsula.
Well, if Dr.Mahathir is unhappy that there are non-Muslims in Malaya using the word "Allah", then why not suggest all Federal-government posts in Sabah and Sarawak be filled with the natives of these two states. And he should also suggest that places in all public universities in the two states also be filled with Sabahans and Sarawakians only!
That way there would be no need for Sabahan and Sarawakian Christians to go to Malaya and "influence" Muslims with their version of Allah! It seems that this old ex-prime minister is very much forgetful or "mudah lupa" in Malay! He was the one after all who refused to even allow the Sabah government to reinstate the TV Sabah broadcast back in 1990. Did many Sabahsns get to head Federal departments during his time? He even refused to accede to Datuk Seri Panglima Joseph Pairin Kitingan's demand to establish a university in Sabah, only to do it after Pairin left the Mahathir government.
And Malayan Muslims too should not be allowed to work and study in Sabah and Sarawak as they might be "confused" with Allah!
This "Allah" issue has shown us some of the extremists and zealots within the ruling UMNO! It is high time that our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak got rid of them in line with his 1Malaysia policy!
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Why seldom M'sia blogs (including Sabah Forum) talk about following international politk issues?
6 Jan 2010 Bethlehem celebrate Orthodox Christmas, Palestinian Christians protest in Jerusalem.
http://www.israel-palestinenews.org/2010/01/bethlehem-celebrate-orthodox-christmas.html
29 Nov 2009 Vatican and Muslims condemn Swiss minaret ban vote
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8385893.stm
Agree with anonymous. But I think we have too many unresolved issues ourselves! For example: coal power plant, dams, native lands, lack of infrastructure, religious freedom, corruption, education issues. The list goes on, that's why we seldom have time to talk about international problems, because our problems are big also.
Well, because of the Palestinian Christian and Swiss Minaret issues (if properly handle) can help the Sbh ppl to fight for more rights from the power of Jajahan Tanah Melayu... that's why the KL admin will try all ways & means not to expose this kind of news to protect their politic credits.
Hoiii... 2 things here; No 1 - If we sabahan say yes we drop, that means we spit on our own face in regards of the 20 points of agreement in formation of Malaysia. We already sacrificed soooo much and sucked up mucked up by semenanjung..so this one we need to kow-tow to them again??? Fuck Me My Lord!!! No 2 - Who the fucking Malakun is? (He could be the one who will sell Sabah in future) HE IS NOT MY PRIEST NOR KNOWN AS THE MOST RELIGIOUS, why should i accept his paid by UMNO idea?
A good comment in this blog:
http://www.thenutgraph.com/for-allahs-sake
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I think our Almighty God must be amused (at our little 'jokes' ) and angry at our foolishness (at some who can't see the facts or will not admit his mistake). We can only pray for divine help to open up their closed mind or eyes, that they may see the truth. I will not argue any further, as the facts are plain clear. But we must not be forced into submission to unfair, oppressive and ridiculous laws. We need to engage positively with them who are ignorant and yet proud. All because we love them. For the greatest gift is love. Without love we are just empty drums or clanging cymbals. We are just as blind as them. God help us.
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