Herald: The Catholic Weekly , 29 August 2010, Vol.17, No.33 Merdeka Day Message As we celebrate the 53rd anniversary of our Independence, we are thankful to God Almighty for the relative peace and harmony we enjoy in this country. We are a…

NECF Malaysia （http://www.necf.org.my） NECF Letter to the Churches on Merdeka Day Date: 23rd August, 2010Dear Pastor / Elder / Church Leader,On August 31, 2010 (Tuesday), our country celebrates our 53rd. Merdeka Day. As a nation we are n…

Council of Churches of Malaysia (http://www.ccmalaysia.org) CFM Press Statement on Merdeka Day and Malaysia Day 2010 KPI for Government: Doing Good, Punishing Wrong-doers Malaysians together will soon celebrate our 53rd National Day and ou…

Malaysiakini (http://www.malaysiakini.com) A sad thing, the apathy over our brain-drain, 24 August 2010 by An Overseas MalaysianI work for one of the largest software companies in the US. Today, for the third year, I attended the annual pr…

Malaysiakini(http://www.malaysiakini.com) (1) Parents of surau vandals apologise, 26 August 2010 The parents of four teenagers who allegedly threw red paint and liquor bottles at surau in Seremban have apologised to the surau committee and…

Worldwide Religious News (http://wwrn.org) China invests in confident Christians by Christopher Landau ("BBC," August 23, 2010)Beijing, China - Three decades ago, China's Cultural Revolution saw some of the most dramatic restrictions on th…

Malaysiakini (http://www.malaysiakini.com) Surau attack: 'We are not convinced', 24 August 2010Most of us have an idea who the main culprits behind this are - those who are afraid of losing their power.' Surau attacked with red paint Saraw…

Worldwide Religious News (http://wwrn.org) (1) Islamic publishing house releases 'forged Bible,' angering church dpa ("EarthTimes," August 19, 2010)Cairo, Egypt - An Islamic publishing house in Egypt has published what is says is a "forged…

Jakarta Post (http://www.thejakartapost.com) Muslim prayer hall painted by vandals in Malaysia , 23 August 2010 by The Associated Press, Kuala Lumpur Vandals splashed red paint on a Muslim prayer hall and left a broken beer bottle there Mo…

Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com） ‘The Tenth Parallel,' Eliza Griswold's book on Christianity and Islam, 22 August 2010 by Michael Mewshaw THE TENTH PARALLEL Dispatches From the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam by E…

The article below is quite obsolete, but I have happened to meet this writer, Mr. Martin Jalleh during the tour in Israel, and I learned soon later that he was an active lay leader in the Catholic Church in Penang, Malaysia. (Lily) Malaysi…

The two below are rather obsolete, but I think it is still relevant to the contemporary Malaysian society. As for the first response, please refer to the previous postings dated 23 October 2007, 31 October 2007, 1 November 2007, and 10 Nov…

1. Malaysiakini (http://www.malaysiakini.com) Who is really threatening the Malays?, 16 August 2010 by Anonymous Dr Mahathir Mohamad claimed that the Malays are under threat. Under threat from whom? Can the Malays be under threat: From a m…

New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com) Where Muslims and Christians Drew Lines in the Sand, 17 August 2010 by MARK OPPENHEIMER THE TENTH PARALLEL Dispatches From the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam By Eliza Griswold 317 pages. F…

Micah Mandate (http://www.themicahmandate.org) (1) An Affirmation on Christian Witness, 12 August 2010 by Administrator In the light of recent controversies over the issue of conversion it is pertinent to revisit a document that the CFM pu…

Please refer to the previous postings dated 7-9 July 2010 and 29 July 2010 respectively. (Lily) Malaysiakini (http://www.malaysiakini.com) (1) Interfaith council hails court's verdict, 13 August 2010 The Malaysian Consultative Council on B…

WorldWide Religious News (http://wwrn.org) (1)Islamic court makeover in Malaysia: Two women appointed to sharia court bench by Simon Montlake ("Christian Science Monitor," July 29, 2010) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Norhanum Yusof walks out of…

1. The Nut Gragh (http://www.thenutgraph.com) Still unclear about “Allah”, 6 August 2010 by Ding Jo-Ann 1 Aug 2010: Hishammuddin “regrets” the “Allah” ban“We should have let the sleeping dogs lie. It was triggered by those that believed th…

Malaysia Insider（http://www.themalaysianinsider.com） Christian wants Syed Hamid in court over ‘Allah’ row, 9 August 2010 by Debra Chong KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — Sarawakian Christian Jill Ireland Lawrence Bill has applied to put the former h…

Free Malaysia Today (http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com)Allow Christians pilgrimages to Israel, 5 August 2010 from A Malaysian, via e-mailThe joint call by DAP and MCA to rescind the ‘Allah ban’ to Home Ministry is definitely welcomed by not…

Washington Post (http://newsweek.washingonpost.com) The right to choose your own religion, 4 August 2010 by N. Mahmood AhmadRecently Israel, the only liberal-democratic state in the Middle East, attempted to adopt legislation granting a mi…

1. Bernama (http://www.bernama.com) ‘Kalimah Allah' Issue Should Not Be Revived - Muhyiddin, 3 August 2010 PUTRAJAYA, Aug 3 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the issue on the use of the 'kalimah Allah' should…

Malaysia Insider (http://www.themalaysianinsider.com) (1) Hishammuddin says regrets ‘Allah’ ban, 1 August 2010 by Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said today that his predecessor …

Jakarta Globe (http://www.thejakartaglobe.com) Malaysian Court Drops Arson Charge, 30 July 2010 Associated Press Kuala Lumpur. A Malaysian court on Friday acquitted a Muslim man of arson charges after he was accused of torching a church du…

AMEIA (http://blog.ameia-kl.com)MAIS (Selangor State Islamic Religious Council) visits Catholic Church , 26 July 2010 Kuala Lumpur (July 26) -- Several officers from the Majlis Agama Islam Selangor (MAIS also known as the Selangor Islamic …