Only Muslims Can Use The Word Allah
by Anorak | 29th, December 2007
CAN you make this up? No: “A church and Christian newspaper in Malaysia are suing the government after it decreed that the word ‘Allah’ can only be used by Muslims.
“In the Malay language ‘Allah’ is used to mean any god, and Christians say they have used the term for centuries.”
Jehovah…
“A spokesman for the Herald, the newspaper of the Catholic Church in Malaysia, said a legal suit was filed after they received repeated official warnings that the newspaper could have its license revoked if it continued to use the word.
“We are of the view that we have the right to use the word ‘Allah’,” said editor Rev Lawrence Andrew.”
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