He has shown all you people what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly before your God.
- Micah 6:8And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly before your God.
Archive | January, 2010
Joint Civil Society Statement On Church Arson Attacks
Posted on 09 January 2010 by Administrator
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 at Desa Melawati,…
Selangor Condemns Attacks On Churches
Posted on 08 January 2010 by Administrator
The state government condemns the irresponsible and violent attacks on several churches in Selangor and the Klang Valley.
These actions are best described as cowardly as it can threaten the country’s harmony and we call on the people to remain calm while the police conducts their investigations. We also hope…
Call To Prayer: Reports On Attacks On Churches
Posted on 08 January 2010 by Administrator
As reports come in of the various confirmed arson attacks on churches as a result of the High Court decision upholding the Constitutional right of Christians to use the word “ALLAH”, the Council of Churches of Malaysia (CCM) unreservedly condemns such irresponsible acts committed by people who are out to…
MPF Statement On Church Torchings
Posted on 08 January 2010 by Administrator
The cowardly and utterly senseless act of a group of misguided, chauvinistic bigots in torching at least three churches in the Klang Valley this morning must be condemned in no uncertain terms by all peace loving Malaysians.
This act of arson, committed presumably in the name of Islam desecrates the…
NECF Statement On Church Fire-Bombing
Posted on 08 January 2010 by Administrator
The National Evangelical Christian Fellowship (NECF) of Malaysia is saddened by the events of the last 24 hours affecting our churches. We regret the irresponsible actions of certain extremist elements for the recent spate of fire-bombs thrown into church premises. These actions display their immaturity and intolerance towards others within…
Come, Now Is The Time To Worship
Posted on 08 January 2010 by Soo-Inn Tan
“It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple.” (Isaiah 6:1 NLT)
I write this column with a heavy heart. A number of church buildings in Malaysia were bombed last…
CFM Strongly Condemns Fire-Bombing Of Churches
Posted on 08 January 2010 by Administrator
The Christian Federation of Malaysia strongly and unreservedly condemns the violent attacks and attempted ones of fire-bombing several churches in Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya in the early hours of this morning (8 January 2010).
We are against such actions that seek to intimidate people and also to rend the…
SUARAM: Stop Unacceptable Religious Violence Immediately!
Posted on 08 January 2010 by Administrator
SUARAM strongly condemns the attack on three churches – the Metro Tabernacle Church in Kuala Lumpur, and the Assumption Church and the Life Chapel in Petaling Jaya – early this morning, widely believed to be linked to the ongoing controversy over the use of the word “Allah” – a word…
The Allah Judgement
Posted on 06 January 2010 by Bob Teoh
The controversy spilling over from the High Court decision to allow the Catholic Church to continue using the word Allah threatens the country’s social fabric. Malaysians.
The fast escalating dispute arises from perceptions of aggrieved parties. On the one hand, to some Muslims, the court’s decision and indeed the whole…
Why Is Your Allah Not My Allah?
Posted on 06 January 2010 by Erna Mahyuni
As an East Malaysian, I am neither surprised nor angry about Malay/Muslims being up in arms over the ‘Allah’ High Court ruling.
It was to be expected, really.
What does anger me is getting comments from West Malaysian Christians that it is ‘silly’ for Christians to lobby to use the…
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MCA Lauds Allah Ruling
Posted on 06 January 2010 by Administrator
In view of the High Court ruling on 31 Dec 09 which reversed the Home Ministry’s ban on The Herald and permitted the latter its Constitutional right to use the terminology “Allah” in its weekly publication, MCA is taken aback by certain ethnic and religious-based NGOs whose demonstration in Penang…
Tempted To Sin-gularity
Posted on 04 January 2010 by Steven Sim
How does it feel like to be tempted?
The story of the temptation of Jesus is kind of like the story of temptation par excellence for Christians. We were taught that even Jesus himself was tempted by the bible-quoting devil and we were taught that he managed to overcome devil’s…
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