Top Malaysian court confirms Catholic paper's right to use 'Allah'
December 31, 2009
Malaysia’s highest court has overturned a government edict forbidding the use of the term “Allah” in the country’s Catholic newspaper, The Herald. The government had threatened to close down the newspaper, by denying its permit to publish, if editors persisted in using “Allah” to refer to the Christan God. Catholic leaders had argued that the term “Allah” is the common translation for “God,” and has been used by Christians for generations. The court sided with the Church.
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Posted by: Telengard -
Dec. 31, 2009 1:04 PM ET USA
Since the Malay Muslims don't believe that their 'Allah' is the same as the Christian's 'Allah',(otherwise, why the fuss?) then it would seem that their 'god' is not the Christian God. As long as the Christians there (or anywhere) don't confuse the two, the Malaysian court made the right decision.
