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| Southeast Asia |
| Sabah churches reject proposal |
| 2010-01-19 |
| [Straits Times] THE Sabah Council of Churches has rejected a proposal that the word 'Allah' can only be used by Christians in Sabah and Sarawak. Council president Rev Jerry Dusing said it felt that Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz's suggestion was 'illogical, inconsistent and untenable for Christian communities of both states, especially those residing in the peninsula'. 'The intended concession also goes against the spirit and intent of the Prime Minister's 1Malaysia concept of forging unity and harmony among all races and religions by mutual respect and acceptance,' Rev Dusing said in a statement. He said the proposal also impinged on the rights of the Christian community as it 'dichotomises and segregates' the rights to profess and practise one's faith on the basis of geographical location. |
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