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| Southeast Asia |
| Malaysia: Teapot cult member can't quit Islam |
| 2011-07-20 |
| A civil court in Malaysia has refused a woman permission to leave Islam in order to avoid being jailed for apostasy. Kamariah Ali, 60, says she shouldn't be tried under Islamic law because she is no longer a Muslim. She follows the Sky Kingdom sect, known as the teapot cult because it built a giant teapot to symbolize its reverence for the healing purity of water. But the judges ruled that Malaysia's Islamic courts must decide on the case because Kamariah was born a Muslim. The Islamic courts have authority over only Muslims - the rest of the population are not bound by them. Kamariah had asked the civil courts to declare her freedom to worship, as guaranteed by the constitution. But the panel of judges said she had to go through the Islamic courts system to renounce her faith - something not often granted. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #7 You just might be a cult member when your hymn book contains the lyrics, "Here is my handle/ And here is my spout." 9.88 Instant Classic. |
| Posted by: S 2011-07-20 19:21 |
| #6 Ryuge, now that is funny. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2011-07-20 16:20 |
| #5 ryuge: Isn't that Episcopalian? |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-07-20 14:39 |
| #4 It impresses me that someone could cause considerable consternation among Muslims by publishing a small newspaper loaded with thing that would incite them. Like in Malaysia: "Large number of wealthy Muslims converting to Jedi Knight religion." "Thousands of Korans accidentally used as pig food." "Prominent Imam admits being a secret Jew, says several others Jewish as well." |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-07-20 14:38 |
| #3 You just might be a cult member when your hymn book contains the lyrics, "Here is my handle/ And here is my spout." |
| Posted by: ryuge 2011-07-20 14:21 |
| #2 If she worships a teapot, she's crazy, too, RJ. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2011-07-20 14:14 |
| #1 She's fucked. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2011-07-20 13:33 |