Malaysian Catholics Going to Court Challenging Their Dhimmi Status....
Something to think about. Malaysia is only 60% Muslim, France is already 10%......
A Roman Catholic newspaper went to court on Friday to challenge the Malaysian government's ban on its use of the word "Allah" as a translation for God. Authorities in this Muslim-majority nation ordered The Herald weekly in December to stop using "Allah" in its Malay-language section. The paper - the main organ of the Catholic Church in Malaysia - was warned it could lose its publishing license if it defied the order.
"We are saying that the decision should be squashed and there should also be a declaration that ... The Herald is entitled to use the word 'Allah' in its publication," lawyer Porres Royan told reporters after a brief hearing.
The government told The Herald to drop the word "Allah" because it refers to the Muslim God. But the newspaper insists "Allah" has been used for centuries to mean "God" in Malay.
"It is basically a birth right to use the word 'Allah' because it is the only word for God in the Malay language," The Herald's editor, Reverend Lawrence Andrew, told The Associated Press.
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