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Civil
Society Joint Statement - Police Investigation on Mosque Attacks must pursue the political operators:
We the undersigned civil society groups condemn in the strongest terms the utmost sinister act of throwing heads of wild boar into the compound of two mosques on Old Klang Road in the early morning hours of January 27, 2010 (Wednesday).
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Fellowship nets RM35,000 for CCM Building Fund - A 1 Vision CCM Golf Fellowship 2010 organised by the Council of Churches of Malaysia
(CCM) was held recently to raise funds for CCM’s new building. The charity event at Kelab Golf Perkhidmatan Awam also provided an opportunity for the 120 participants to foster friendship with their fellow golf enthusiasts.
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Climate Protection - The Copenhagen UN world conference of Climate Change (COP15) came and went, but its results were disappointing.
When over 190 countries met in Copenhagen, the Danish Capital from 7-16 December, people all over the world held their breath, as world leaders negotiated nothing less that the future of the planet. The negotiations turned out to be a highly complex game of political maneuvering, between the rich and industrialized nations, and the poor and underdeveloped nations.
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Religious Emotions - The Heads of the Council of Churches of Malaysia (CCM) who are presently attending a retreat in Kota Bahru, Kelantan were shocked to receive news of people trying to inflame religious emotions in the country.
The Council of Churches strongly condemns the despicable act of placing of heads of pigs in the compounds of Masjid Taman Datuk Harun and Masjid Taman Sri Sentosa both in Petaling Jaya, by irresponsible elements intent on creating unrest by inflaming religious emotions.
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Condemns On-going Attacks on Places of Worship - The Christian Federation of Malaysia unreservedly condemns all attacks on places of worship since 8 January 2010.
We are aghast at the on-going desecration of places of worship by acts of arson and vandalism the latest of which affected the two suraus in Muar which occurred yesterday.
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Press statement by Anwar Ibrahim, Opposition Leader
- We are outraged by the tragic attacks on our Christian brothers and sisters and reiterate our unequivocal condemnation of the bombing of churches in Malaysia. Today’s attack on the oldest standing church in Malaysia, the All Saints Church in Taiping, is an attack on our nation’s
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Reports
of Attacks on Churches - As reports come in of the various confirmed arson attacks on churches as a result of the High Court decision upholding the Constitutional right of Christians to use the word “ALLAH”, the Council of Churches of Malaysia (CCM) unreservedly condemns such irresponsible acts committed by people who are out to create terror and fear in the country.
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Banggarma should have complete freedom to choose her own religion
- The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity,
Hindusim, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) refers to the case of Banggarma Subramaniam, 27 (a.k.a. Siti Hasnah Vengarama Abdullah) who
has said that she was converted to Islam at the tender age of 7. Banggarma says this was done by the welfare home, whilst the welfare
authorities say it was done by her father. More>>
CFM Calls for Immediate Release of 15,000 Bibles - The Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) calls for the immediate release of the 15,000 Bibles in Bahasa Malaysia currently being withheld by the authorities.
To withhold the use of the Bahasa Malaysia Bibles is an infringement of Article 11 of the Federal Constitution which gives every Malaysian the right to profess his/ her faith as well as to practice it.
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CCA Message of
Solidarity - The Member Churches and Councils of the Christian Conference of Asia join me in condemning the recent spate of violence and burning of church buildings in Malaysia.
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Solidarity Letter from Council of World Mission to
Gereja Presbyterian Malaysia - We have seen the disturbing reports concerning the attacks on church buildings and threat to Christians over the right of Christians to use the term ‘Allah’ to refer to God. We wish to assure you of our thoughts and prayers of solidarity at this time.
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Greetings from
EMW - With deep concern we follow the violation of specific church buildings in Malaysia after the hot debate of the use of the Arabic term Allah for God. After the reasonable decision of the court that Christian may use - just as Muslims - “Allah” as a name for God, the protest against this decision from certain groups seems surprising and ignorant.
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CFM
Christian Reception Greeting - Respected Metropolitan Joseph Mar Thoma of the Apostolic See of St Thomas, respected bishops, Ministers in the Government, Dato Sri Idris Jala and
Datin, Tan Sri Joseph Kurup and Puan Sri, (Tan Sri Koh Soo Koon sends his greetings), members of parliament and state assemblies and the senate, Dato Sri Anwar
Ibrahim, Opposition leader in Parliament and his wife Datin, Heads and representatives of the Diplomatic Corps, representatives of the religious communities, distinguished guests, and friends, greetings I bid you on behalf of the Christian Federation of Malaysia, (Council of Churches in Malaysia, and the Mar Thoma Syrian Church).
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WCC expresses
Solidarity with Churches under attack in Malaysia
In a 13 January solidarity letter to the churches in Malaysia, the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit expressed deep concern and profound sorrow about recent attacks against church buildings in the country following a controversy over the right of Christians to use the term "Allah" to refer to God.
The controversy "generated by a small sector of Muslims" in the country is "very disturbing", Tveit said, especially as "Christians in majority Muslim countries all over the world, including [Malaysia's] neighbouring country Indonesia, have used the word 'Allah' for God for centuries".
Tveit expressed hope that "immediate action" is taken "by both the government and civil society to resolve the conflict, in order to avoid renewed hostilities and escalation of violence". He also found it heartening that "numerous Islamic organizations and leaders have publicly condemned these wanton acts of a small group of people".
Several church buildings have recently been attacked in Malaysia following a High Court ruling last month allowing non-Muslims to use the word "Allah" to refer to God. Muslim radical groups see this as a Christian subterfuge to win converts from Islam. The government has appealed the High Court decision.
About 9 percent of the Malaysian population are Christians, while Muslims amount to 48 percent. Most non-Muslims are ethnically Indian or Chinese. Click
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