Finally, a move in the right direction. Side note: The AFP has finally stopped referring to Malaysia as "moderate" and is now using the much more appropriate "conservative," another step in the right direction.....
PENANG, Malaysia (AFP) — A Malaysian Islamic court Thursday allowed a Chinese convert to renounce Islam in a rare decision for this conservative Muslim-led nation. (Notice the AFP refered to Malaysia as "conservative," dropping the long used "moderate" description, could this be a flying pig moment? -ed.)
Apostasy, or renouncing the faith, is one of the gravest sins in Islam and a very sensitive issue in Malaysia where Islamic sharia courts have rarely allowed such renunciations and have also jailed apostates.
Penang Sharia Court judge Othman Ibrahim said he had no choice but to allow an application by cook Siti Fatimah Tan Abdullah to renounce her faith and return to Buddhism.
"The court has no choice but to declare that Siti Fatimah Tan Abdullah is no longer a Muslim as she has never practised the teachings of Islam," Othman told a packed courtroom.
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Yeah. They probably posted his address somewhere so someone might accidently chop off his head. You just know this isn't the end of this story.
Posted by: Poopyhead | May 08, 2008 at 01:11 PM
funny i'am a conservative and i don't force people to become jews
Posted by: Baraka | March 13, 2009 at 12:29 AM