ShareRight after the NST article, here’s another one from Malaysiakini regarding the ‘The Herald’ issue with the Government of Malaysia.
I shall copy and paste an excerpt from Malaysiakini :
The Herald, circulated among the country’s 850,000 Catholics, nearly lost its publishing licence last year for using the word “Allah” as a translation for “God”, with authorities [...]
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ShareI found this article by Martin Jalleh which Lim Kit Siang posted on his blog. I am going to take the liberty to paste the full article here because we Catholics can learn a lot from Martin’s wisdom.
I have met Martin a few times and asked him why didn’t he start blogging. [...]
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“Ultimately, the interpretation of what constitutes religious matters should be left to the leaders and adherents of the faith.
“The Home Ministry is not in a position to dictate to the Catholics (or for that mater, the proponents of any other faith) the scope of their religion,” Sabastian said in a statement.
Continue reading about Catholic lawyers want show-cause letters withdrawn
ShareSource : The Star
Sunday August 17, 2008
‘Show-cause letters unjustified’
KUALA LUMPUR: The Christian Federation of Malaysia has called on the Home Ministry to unconditionally withdraw the three show-cause letters it issued to the publishers of Catholic newsletter Herald.
CFM said the three letters were unjustified and an infringement of the fundamental right to circulate news within one’s [...]
This is the so-called sensitive issue which cause the Home Affairs Ministry to warn us, threatening to suspend publication. See for yourself which part is sensitive?
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