More churches worldwide are lending their support to Christian leaders
in Malaysia as the court date to hear the Catholic church's appeal
against the ban on the use of the word Allah draws nearer.
The latest to join the chorus of criticism is the World Methodist
Council (WMC) which expressed shock and consternation over the Court of
Appeal ruling in October which bar the Catholic weekly, Herald, from
using the Arabic word.
In a letter addressed to the Christian Federation of Malaysia, sighted
by The Malaysian Insider, WMC general secretary Bishop Ivan Abrahams(photo)
wrote that the decision was a "rather troubling" attempt by the courts
in Malaysia to allow one religion to take ownership over a universal
terminology.
"The verdict has the possibility to create unnecessary division between
Christians and Muslims in Malaysia," said Abrahams who wrote from the
WMC headquarters in North Carolina in the United States.
The WMC represents more than 80 million believers in 130 countries.
Source: Yahoo News
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