1. CCM homepage (http://www.ccmalaysia.org) USE OF BAHASA MALAYSIA Kami, Ahli Jawatan Kuasa Hal Ehwal Bumiputra Indigenous (HEBI) satu komuniti bagi penganut agama kristian pribumi seMalaysia di bawah payung Council of Churches of Malaysia…

１．Common Ground News Service（http://www.commongroundnews.org） Towards true dialogue by Madeleine K. Albright Doha - To act wisely, we need to know as much as possible about others and also about ourselves; one path to such knowledge is…

1. CNS(Cybercast News Service)News.com (http://cnsnews.com) Islamist Party Downplays Shari'a Ahead of Malaysia Election, 26 February 2008 by Patrick Goodenough (CNSNews.com International Editor) (CNSNews.com) - An Islamist party in Malaysi…

1. CFM campaign for the elections (http://www.ccmalaysia.org) Undilah dengan Bijak Dalam Pilhanraya (sic) Umum 2008Umat Kristian! Tunaikanlah kewajiban mu dan jadilah warganegara yang baik Berdoa untuk Pilihanraya Umum! Undilah dengan Bija…

Malaysiakini.com (http://www.malaysiakini.com)(1) Religious fascism new enemy of world peace, 23 February 2008 by Steve Oh While we often associate the Taliban with religious extremism but the latest foreign dispatches tell us that radical…

Malaysiakini.com （http://www.malaysiakini.com）(1) Religion mustn't be criteria for scholarships, 22 February 2008 by Malaysian Dhimmi I refer to the Malaysia report Muslim groups unveil election demands. Not long ago a someone wrote a le…

(1) Catholic Pastoral Letter Penang Office for Human Development PASTORAL LETTER 2008 GENERAL ELECTION, 17th February 2008 My dear Fathers, Religious and Lay Faithful, Greetings of Peace to you.With the dissolution of the Parliament on 13t…

Malaysiakini.com (http://www.malaysiakini.com)(1) RTM's proselytisation in bad taste, 18 February 2008 by Kaki Ayam I refer to the letter RTM doesn't know what typical Chinese are. RTM has been very insensitive to the other races in this r…

World Wide Religious News (http://www.wwrn.org) "Malaysian Groups Want Islam Bolstered" (AP, February 20, 2008) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Some 100 Islamic groups in Malaysia called Wednesday for wider powers for Shariah courts and stricter …

1. World Wide Religious News （http://www.wwrn.org） (1)"Ex-teacher still a Muslim, rules court" by Sean Augustin （"New Straits Times", 18 February 2008） Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia - A former religious teacher was yesterday found guilty …

International Herald Tribune (http://www.iht.com) Malaysian churches campaign for religious freedom in elections , 18 February 2008KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (The Associated Press) : Malaysia's churches are wading cautiously into politics by u…

Malaysiakini.com （http://www.malaysiakini.com/）(1) Religion: Give Anwar a chance, 11 February 2008 by Malaysian Dhimmi I refer to the letter PKR must commit to freedom of conscience. I would like to state here that even though I – a non-…

1. “SperoNews” (http://www.speroforum.com) Anglican Archbishop seen supporting Islamic law, 10 February 2008 Williams' comments were originally made to the BBC. The comments were immediately seized upon by the British press, and were immed…

WorldWide Religious News（http://wwrn.org）１． "Egypt Court Upholds Christian Conversion" By Maggie Michael (AP, February 9, 2008) Cairo, Egypt - Egypt's highest civil court ruled Saturday that 12 Coptic Christians who had converted to Is…

Commmon Ground News (www.commongroundnews.org) 'Hatikva' in Arabic? by Gadi BenMark NEW YORK—"Hatikva," Israel's national anthem, is about to have a bumper year with the country's upcoming 60th anniversary celebrations—and if Israel is luc…

1. Compass Diewct News (http://compassdirect.org) MALAYSIA: BIBLES CONFISCATED AT AIRPORT, 5 February 2008 Customs officer claims Bibles must be cleared with Internal Security Ministry. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, February 5 (Compass Direct Ne…

The parts below are followed by yesterday’s ‘Lily’s Room’ No.5. (Lily)５．Times Online (http://www.timesonline.co.uk) Rowan Williams faces backlash over sharia, 10 February 2008As Britain grapples with the can of worms opened by Williams, …

１．WorldWide Religious News (http://wwrn.org) Sharia law in UK is 'unavoidable'" , 7 February 2008 London, UK(BBC) - The Archbishop of Canterbury says the adoption of certain aspects of Sharia law in the UK "seems unavoidable". Dr Rowan W…

Daily Times (Pakistan) (http://www.dailytimes.com.pk) Comment: Fear of holy books , 8 February 2008 by Farish A Noor If Muslims can get so worked up by the fact that some right-wing Dutch politician hungering for publicity can stir up a de…

“Media Monitors Network”(CA, USA) (http://usa.mediamonitors.net) Indonesia still suffering from legacy of former president Suharto by Abdar Rahman Koya, 8 February 2008 "The mainstream western media will insert this information when report…

On 5 February 2008, I received the latest CAN(Catholic Asian News) from Malaysia. The topic focused was ‘common good'. The below is what I copied partially from two articles in the CAN. (Lily) Catholic Asian News (February 2008, Vol. 37, N…

WorldWide Religious News (http://wwrn.org) "House OKs bill vs using 'Muslim,' 'Christian' words to tag crime suspects" ("GMANews", February 6, 2008) Manila, Philippines - The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading…

The first statement below is the Malay translation version of the CCM statement which Lily updated here on 24 January 2008. This was printed on the page 18 of the “Herald” (3 February 2008, Vol.15, No.5) sent from Malaysia. The second stat…

1.“Associated Press” (http://ap.google.com) Bible Confiscation in Malaysia a Mistake, 5 February 2008 By JULIA ZAPPEI KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian government official said Tuesday that customs officers were wrong to seize 32 B…

1.International Herald Tribune (http://www.iht.com) ‘Church group slams Malaysian airport officials for confiscating Bibles’ 4 February 2008 A church federation slammed Malaysian customs officials Monday for seizing 32 Bibles, saying the c…

This is the English translation of an article of the term "Allah" issue by Dr. Ng Kam Weng, Director of the Kairos Research Centre, Malaysia, which Lily displayed here on 11 January 2008. The translation version is meant for those who may …

Malaysiakini.com（http://www.malaysiakini.com） Deathbed conversions not what religion is about, 1 February 2008 by Dr Hsu Dar Ren Last minute religious conversions, when patients are about to die, are not uncommon phenomena. Anyone who ha…

Malaysiakini.com（http://www.malaysiakini.com）Anwar explains his stance to Christian leaders , 2 February 2008 by Terence Netto De facto PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim was subjected to a rigorous examination of his stances on religious issues b…

Common Ground News Service（www.commongroundnews.org）‘Islam and individual freedom’ 29 January 2008 by Sheikh Ibrahim Ramadan Beirut - Freedom is to creativity what the soul is to the body. The Qur'an affirms individual freedom and unders…