Malaysian protesters and hackers target Catholic newspaper after ‘Allah’ ruling

[Stylites]

Malaysian protesters and hackers target Catholic newspaper after ‘Allah’ ruling

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan 5, 2010 / 04:08 am (CNA).- Following the Malaysian High Court’s approval of a Catholic newspaper’s use of the word “Allah” for God, hundreds of Muslim youth have protested and the newspaper’s website has been hacked several times.

The Herald, the country’s only Catholic publication, has been threatened with the loss of its printing license for using “Allah” to name the Christian God in its Malay-language section.

The newspaper argued that its usage follows centuries of tradition, while the Malaysian government argued the usage by Christians would confuse Muslims.

On Dec. 31 Judge Lau Bee Lan ruled in the Herald’s favor.

On Jan. 2 the Herald’s website was hacked twice and was found to be hacked once again by CNA staff on the morning of Jan. 4.

Fr. Lawrence Andrew, the editor of the Herald, told the Malaysian Insider that technicians have confirmed the cyber attacks took place and the website was operating normally.

He declined to comment in detail, saying he did not want to add to the tension on a “very sensitive” issue

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[uxordepp]

It isn’t religion that kills, it’s stupidity and ignorance.

Allah, is the word for God in several languanges. At least one Catholic Rite uses it in liturgy.

I’ve had this ‘discussion’ in reverse more than once when an ignorant Christian has made a comment something like the name Allah being diabolical. I rather too harshly corrected a seminarian on the issue at one time.

It is really sad that something that could be seen as a glimmer of unity between faiths…that we can use the same name for God…becomes a force for disunity because of ignorance.

 

[Edwardjohn]

It isn’t religion that kills, it’s stupidity and ignorance.

Allah, is the word for God in several languanges. At least one Catholic Rite uses it in liturgy.

I’ve had this ‘discussion’ in reverse more than once when an ignorant Christian has made a comment something like the name Allah being diabolical. I rather too harshly corrected a seminarian on the issue at one time.

It is really sad that something that could be seen as a glimmer of unity between faiths…that we can use the same name for God…becomes a force for disunity because of ignorance.

The name of my God is Jesus Christ.

 

[jdnation]

It isn’t religion that kills, it’s stupidity and ignorance.

Allah, is the word for God in several languanges. At least one Catholic Rite uses it in liturgy.

I’ve had this ‘discussion’ in reverse more than once when an ignorant Christian has made a comment something like the name Allah being diabolical. I rather too harshly corrected a seminarian on the issue at one time.

It is really sad that something that could be seen as a glimmer of unity between faiths…that we can use the same name for God…becomes a force for disunity because of ignorance.

Do you mean that ‘Allah’ in some languages can generally mean ‘God’ in the same way the word ‘God’ can be used generally to refer to the God of Christians, or the god or gods of the Hindus, or the greek gods? Like just the general universal word ‘god’? Interesting, I never knew that… Could you please explain more?

 

[johnnykins]

Do you mean that ‘Allah’ in some languages can generally mean ‘God’ in the same way the word ‘God’ can be used generally to refer to the God of Christians, or the god or gods of the Hindus, or the greek gods? Like just the general universal word ‘god’? Interesting, I never knew that… Could you please explain more?

Exactly. Go to an Arabic Melkite liturgy - God = Allah, just like Deus = God; Dieu = God; Dios = God; Gott = God; Bog = God, etc., etc.

 

[Stylites]

The name of my God is Jesus Christ.

There is only one God, Ed.

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[Edwardjohn]

There is only one God, Ed.

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And His name is Jesus. All glory and honor to the Lord Jesus Christ!

 

[Binary]

And His name is Jesus. All glory and honor to the Lord Jesus Christ!

What about the other two persons of the Holy Trinity?

 

[Stylites]

And His name is Jesus. All glory and honor to the Lord Jesus Christ!

And the Church which your God established claims that Muslims in Malaysia worship Him, too. Sorry, but you can’t have it both ways, Ed; you can’t claim that Jesus is other than Allah and then claim that the Church is wrong when She teaches that there is one God Who is worshipped by both Christians and Muslims.

 

[Edwardjohn]

And the Church which your God established claims that Muslims in Malaysia worship Him, too. Sorry, but you can’t have it both ways, Ed; you can’t claim that Jesus is other than Allah and then claim that the Church is wrong when She teaches that there is one God Who is worshipped by both Christians and Muslims.

He is worthy of all praise. All glory and honor to the Lord Jesus Christ!