Oh, my God!

It is ironic that He, the almighty, is the cause for the present troubles in Malaysia. A minority of the Christians in the East coast of Malaysia insists that it had been using the word ‘Allah’ to indicate God, and the Muslims are against it, saying the ‘Allah’ only belongs to Islam. 'Herald', a Christian weekly, had also used ‘Allah’ in its reference to God. The matter went to the high court in Kuala Lumpur and the outcome came out in favour of the Christians. Unfortunately, the honorable judge who gave out the verdict was a non-Muslim, one Lau Bee Lam, a woman of the Malaysian Chinese sect. It is sad that the high court has chosen a non-Muslim to represent it in this ‘sensitive’ matter. Sensitive because anything concerning with religion in Malaysia is considered just that, with grumblings of discontents to follow from all the religions.

As we know, a few churches were thrown Molotov cocktails at, and damaged, by unknown persons, and the actions seem to be in danger of continuing, even after the assurance of Government leaders, to the Christian community.

The Christian fraternity has said they have forgiven the perpetrators for their misguidance. The ‘Allah’ factor has gone to the appellant court. It is hoped that no matter what was the outcome, the Malaysian Christians can be also magnanimous, by respecting the wishes of the Muslim community in not using ‘Allah’ in their scriptures, and in their daily sermons. This will show to the world that they are really strong advocators of peace in Malaysia. May God bless them!