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Olde Tyme Religion
Constitutional guarantee of freedom of religion "doesn't apply" to Muslims who leave Islam
2009-02-24
Malaysia: “The judgment in the case states clearly that a Muslim cannot renounce the religion as he wishes. If such freedom is given to Muslims, this will affect the status of Islam as the official religion, as stated in the Federal Constitution,” he said.

Replying to Zulkifli Noordin (PKR – Kulim Bandar Baru), he said Phrase 4 of Article 11 prohibited non-Muslims from spreading other religions to Muslims.

At the moment, Nazri said there are 10 states in Malaysia that limit the spread of other religions to Muslims with state laws.
The states are Terengganu, Kelantan, Selangor, Perak, Malacca, Kedah, Pahang, Negri Sembilan, Johor and Perlis.

Nazri said a Muslim can only renounce the religion once the Syariah Court gives the order whereby the National Registration Department would delete the word “Islam” from the identity card once relevant documents are shown.

Posted by:Icerigger

#6  I'm sure Ellison or someone in the U.N. is working on it Butch.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2009-02-24 15:08  

#5  When I saw the headline, I assumed the article was about the US - some judge giving the local imams perpetual power over their umma. Gee, I wonder how I could have gotten that idea...?
Posted by: Butch Elmagum6579   2009-02-24 14:50  

#4  grom,

I don't have anything except anecdotal information; however, I think that it is fairly certain a lot of Muslims in the west are too intimidated to formally leave the faith because of the 'apostates must die' problem. This is only overcome when a there are a lot of apostates at once. My understanding is that a huge number of the Persian community in the LA area has converted to Christianity.
Posted by: mhw   2009-02-24 12:31  

#3  arguably, if such freedom is given to Muslims, it will result in the end of Islam

Your thesis doesn't seem to be supported by the observations pertaining to the Muslims living in the "West".
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2009-02-24 12:07  

#2  "If such freedom is given to Muslims, this will affect the status of Islam as the official religion, as stated in the Federal Constitution."

arguably, if such freedom is given to Muslims, it will result in the end of Islam

Posted by: mhw   2009-02-24 11:57  

#1  This is why islam does not qualify as a religion but rather a political affiliation.
Posted by: newc   2009-02-24 10:52  

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