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| Southeast Asia |
| Hits on churches heinous |
| 2010-01-10 |
| [Straits Times] PRIME Minister Najib Razak on Saturday moved swiftly to calm religious tensions as news emerged that a fourth church had been targeted by arsonists. The church attacks - following a recent High Court ruling that allowed Christians to use the word 'Allah' to refer to God - has stunned Malaysians unused to such violence. The attacks drew condemnation on Saturday from leaders across the political divide. 'Acts such as the burning of the house of worship of other religions are a heinous act,' said Datuk Seri Najib who, along with several Cabinet ministers and their deputies, visited the Metro Tabernacle church here. Exhorting all parties not to act emotionally, he also announced a RM500,000 (S$206,000) relocation fund for the church, the ground floor of which was gutted by the fire. 'This is a sincere contribution from the government,' he told reporters. 'The government is deeply committed to maintain harmony and cordial relations between the various races and religions in our country.' |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 announced a RM500,000 (S$206,000) relocation fund for the church, the ground floor of which was gutted by the fire. What odds the Christians will be able to purchase property and get permits to build a new church there, or get permits to repair the damaged ones. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-01-10 21:39 |
| #6 Anyone wishing to understand the situation in M'sia with a finer tooth comb can glean something very helpful from this site, for example: http://freemalaysiatoday.com/english/ |
| Posted by: Duh 2010-01-10 18:22 |
| #5 Don't believe what this particularly scandalous PM Najib is saying. He and his party is responsible for stoking up this issue(to stay in power) which is actually a non issue. That's why not all muslims support him and his infernally racist UMNO party. |
| Posted by: Duh 2010-01-10 18:16 |
| #4 Unfortunately, while the Muslims can torch Christian Churches without any sort of punishment. If a Christian were to torch (or even draw a cartoon about) a mosque they would be swiftly sentenced to death. See Dhimmitude. Remember - Islam is a 'religion' who's god, Allah, is such a pathetic excuse for a 'god', that he cannot tolerate any competition or even cartoons... Wasn't it in Indonesia where some parents were almost sentenced to death for [inadvertantly] inviting a muslim child to an Easter party? In the same country some muslims who sawed off some christian girl's heads off got a mere 15 years (with time off for Islamic Holidays). Same place where the mastermind behind the Bali bombings is already free from prison. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-01-10 14:52 |
| #3 I think the Copts need to burn down a mosque for each church torched There aren't many Copts (if any) in Malaysia. That would put a stop to this shit quickly. Uh, huh. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-01-10 13:57 |
| #2 My Father used to say, Turnabout is fair play, I think the Copts need to burn down a mosque for each church torched, and machine Gun the Islamics leaving prayer EXACTLY as the Muslims have. That would put a stop to this shit quickly. Problem now is the Muslims do this shit unpunished, THAT MUST STOP. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-01-10 13:38 |
| #1 Hey ,what do you EXPECT from Moslems? |
| Posted by: Angleton9 2010-01-10 03:32 |