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.
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Why I Use Allah: A Layman’s Perspective
Posted on 21 January 2010 by Eu Hong Seng
In the current ongoing debate, some are of the opinion that Christians should just give in and forego the use of the word “Allah” so that the threats and attacks on churches will stop and Malaysia can continue to enjoy her peace and move on unhindered to developed nation status.…
Way Of Peace – The Only Way
Posted on 12 January 2010 by Administrator
We must go to our Muslim neighbors, our Muslim colleagues or our Muslim classmates, and affirm our friendship with them. This is the way of peace. This is the Christian way, and the only way we know. We have no other options.
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…
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…
A Quality We All Need
Posted on 01 January 2010 by Goh Keat Peng
As we go into a new calendar year with its opportunities and challenges, there is a quality of character we as individuals, civil society and nation can do with.
If I may for a change use a big word: Equanimity
It means: “mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under…
A Merry Christmas?
Posted on 22 December 2009 by Goh Keat Peng
Not for the poor, the helpless and the forgotten.
For a brief few minutes I sat before the TV for an early morning drink only to be confronted by the horrible images of Romania’s orphans under the Ceausescu regime twenty years before. I hurriedly got up and switched the TV…
My ‘5-D’ Christmas Wish List
Posted on 16 December 2009 by Steven C. M. Wong
As we close this year out, instead of the usual back-slapping congratulations, how about a brutal reality check? Instead of making starry-eyed resolutions for the coming year, what about a coldly objective checking-off of what we achieved this year, especially in making our country a more developed and united one?…
The Sound Of Joyful Shouts and People Weeping
Posted on 09 December 2009 by Goh Keat Peng
Upon receiving word of Betty Young’s passing yesterday afternoon, two thoughts came to my mind and heart.
The first was “Free at last, released to Jesus in whose arms she lives forevermore”, a thought which came to me when I was driving along a rather crowded street. Pulling to a…
CFM: Allah Word Cases Before The KL High Courts – A Call To Prayer
Posted on 07 December 2009 by Administrator
The following is an open letter sent by the Christian Federation of Malaysia to churches seeking prayer in view of the pending cases involving the use of the word “Allah” by Christians in Malaysia:
Dear Bishops and Heads of Churches in Malaysia,
Re: “Allah” word cases before the KL High…
A Christ-Centred Response to Migrants and Refugees in Malaysia
Posted on 29 November 2009 by Alice Nah
“The Lord watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the way of the wicked.” (Psalm 146:9, NIV)
There is great suffering, despair and anxiety amongst many migrants and refugees in Malaysia. Often this is hidden, even though they are a visible part of…
MB vs MB: The Closing Arguments
Posted on 19 November 2009 by Administrator
The following is the final argument presented by the solicitors for Dato’ Seri Ir. Hj. Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, to the Federal Court on November 5, 2009 in his appeal to be re-instated as the Menteri Besar of the State of Perak Darul Ridzuan:
Nizar’s Closing Reply in Perak MB v…
Catholic Newspaper’s Publication Permit Revoked
Posted on 11 November 2009 by Administrator
The future has just grown murkier for the country’s only Catholic newspaper, which is locked in a lawsuit against the Home Minister over the right to publish the word “Allah” to mean God for Christians.
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