"Lily's Room"

This is an article collection between June 2007 and December 2018. Sometimes I add some recent articles too.

Entries from 2008-06-01 to 1 month

Malaysia and Anglican church

The Diocese of Lichfield, Church of England(http://www.lichfield.anglican.org) Bishop defends Church’s missionary approach to Islam, 29 June 2008 The Bishop of Lichfield has stepped into the debate about whether the Church should seek to…

Anglican meeting in Jerusalem

Malaysia Sun (http://story.malaysiasun.com) Islam threatens Christianity according to churchman , 28 June 2008An member of the General Synod of the Church of England, attending a breakaway church meeting in Jerusalem, has said that the U…

A same pattern again every year

Malaysiakini.com(http://www.malaysiakini.com) No record of my university application? , 27 June 2008 by Reuben Lim I completed my Form Six in 2007 and was until recently, eagerly waiting for the university entrance results to be released…

Hindu vs Muslim custody again

International Herald Tribune(http://www.iht.com) Malaysian Hindu family in court to reclaim relative's body set to be buried as Muslim , 26 June 2008KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Islamic authorities in a Malaysian state are seeking custody of …

Hindu temple will be torn down?

Malaysiakini.com(http://www.malaysiakini.com) Setapak temple in fear of demolition, 25 June 2008 by K Kabilan Residents in Air Panas, Setapak in Kuala Lumpur are worried that their 40-year-old Hindu temple would be demolished by the Kual…

Looking back the past event

Kairos Research Centre(http://krisispraxis.ath.cx) Dialog (Building Bridges Seminar) Between Christian Muslim Scholars Cancelled, 10 May 2007 by Dr. Ng Kam WengMany friends have been asking what happened to the Dialog: The 6th Building B…

Fear of proselytisation

Malaysiakini.com (http://www.malaysiakini.com) (1)‘Allah' ban and The Joshua Project, 8 January 2008 by Fathima Idris I refer to the letter Ban on ‘Allah’ term bizarre. The writer asks, ‘What is wrong with the Christians using the term a…

A History of the Malay Bible

Bible - History of the Malay translation, 7 May 2008 By Rev. Dr. Daud Soesilo Not too many people realize that long before Bible translations in Chinese, Tamil or Tagalog became available, Matthew's Gospel had already been translated into …

Muslim-Christian engagement

Christian Today (http://www.christiantoday.com) Archbishop affirms Christian-Muslim engagement、5 June 2008 The Archbishop of Canterbury convened an ecumenical gathering earlier in the week to discuss ways in which Christian-Muslim engagem…

Threats to the former Muslim

AKI(Media Centre Adnkronos International) (http://www.adnkronos.com)Terrorism: Italian PM and Christian convert targets of Islamist death threats、17 June 2008 Dubai (AKI) - (By Hamza Boccolini) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi a…

Prof. Hans Küng’s lecture

Times Online (http://www.timesonline.co.uk) Islam is stuck in the Middle Ages, says leading interfaith expert, 16 June 2008 Islam's problems with the modern world are because it has never undergone "a serious religious reformation" claim…

Shariah in Britain?

The below is a recent article from "Telegraph" in Britain. The word‘Malaysian president' is wrongly used in the article. It should be corrected like‘Malaysian Prime Minister' instead. (Lily) Telegraph(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/world…

What is moderate Islam?

Jihad Watch(http://www.jihadwatch.org) The Myth of Moderate Islam, 17 June 2008 by Robert Spencer For years those who have repeated the simple truth that while there are Muslims who are moderate, there is no moderate Islam, have been vilif…

A Malaysian Catholic scholar

The below is an excerpt from the transcription of "Melbourne forum" under the title of‘Managing Muslim-Christian Relations' conducted in 2004. Dr. Patricia Martinez is a Malaysian Catholic scholar who studied Islam at Temple University. Sh…

‘Allah’ and the Bible translation

Kairos Research Centre(http://krisispraxis.ath.cx) Allah and Bible Translation Again: New Light from an Ancient Manuscript, 12 June 2008 by Dr. Ng Kam Weng As expected, the hearing of the application by the Sidang Injil Borneo (Borneo Ev…

Malaysian Archbishop met Pope

“Catholic News since 1935” (http://www.catholic.org.sg) “Pope: Gospel must be shared in ways that resonate with Asian soul” Archbishop Nicholas Chia of Singapore and bishops/archbishops from Malaysia and Brunei meet with pope in “ad limina…

Is Islam biased by the West ?

Jihad Watch (http://www.jihadwatch.org) Malaysian Foreign Minister: We must correct Western media's misperceptions of Islam, 9 June 2008 You want to correct Western perceptions of Islam? Stop blowing things up and cutting off peoples' he…

Religious tolerance

Malaysiakini.com(http://www.malaysiakini.com) Religious tolerance works both ways, 3 June 2008 By JL I am an atheist in practice, born into a Christian family, but I respect those who follow the moral and principle teachings of any relig…

Mission schools in Malaysia

Indian Catholic (http://www.theindiancatholic.com) Church schools reportedly face restrictions from some Govts , 7 June 2008 BANGKOK (UCAN): Several participants of a recent Church-run consultation on Eucharist and Education in Asia have …

Another response to the term

Malaysiakini.com (http://www.malaysiakini.com) 'Allah': Banning not the answer, educating is, 2 June 2008 by Henry Hock Guan Teh I refer to the letter ‘Tuhan’ and ‘God’ neutral words. With his utmost diplomatic authorship, the writer had…