Malaysian Church News

• ‘450,000 Indians denied birth certificates’

  Nov 14, 2014

  Close to 450,000 Indians have been denied birth certificates and identity cards, the Human Rights Party claimed.

  

• ‘Kurup’s anti-Ibrahim Ali suggestion is seditious’?

  Nov 14, 2014

  Right-wing NGO Perkasa has condemned Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Joseph Kurup for urging the Attorney- General’s Chambers to relook the case involving Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali’s threat to burn Bibles.

  
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  After Sabah case, church leader hopeful ‘Allah’ battle won in East Malaysia

  Nov 14, 2014

  Putrajaya’s quick response to the latest seizure of Christian materials from a Sabahan is a positive sign of its commitment to the 10-point solution guaranteeing Sabah and Sarawak’s right to use the word “Allah” in their worship, a local church leader said.

  
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  Malaysia to draw up rules to regulate the importation of Christian materials

  Nov 14, 2014

  The Malaysian government is drawing up a set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the relevant authorities to prevent the unnecessary seizure of Christian religious material.

  

• In latest ‘Allah’ incident, Christian CDs and books seized at KLIA2

  Nov 12, 2014

  Hundreds of Christian compact discs (CDs) and books containing the word ‘Allah’ were confiscated at the Kuala Lumpur International 2 airport in Sepang on Oct 25.

  

• Sandakan Diocese Social Communication Commission to collaborate with other ministries to share the Good News

  Nov 11, 2014

  Ten members of the Diocesan Social Communication Commission (DSCC) convened for the second meeting and formation session on October 18 and 19 at St Dominic’s Church. Representatives came from St Mary’s Cathedral Sandakan, Holy Trinity Church Tawau, St Dominic’s Church and the Diocesan Pastoral Office.

  

• Nurture love to be able to live the values of the Kingdom of God

  Nov 11, 2014

  Sts Simon and Jude’s feastday was celebrated at the chapel of St Jude here with people coming from as far as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Penang for the Mass.

  

• The end cannot justify the means

  Nov 11, 2014

  Bishop Dr Paul Tan Chee Ing described the reasons given by the Attorney-General’s Chambers for not prosecuting Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali for threatening to burn Bibles as “essentially a rehash of the communist credo that the end justifies the means”.

  

• A new breeze of hope is blowing into the Church

  Nov 11, 2014

  The Peninsular Malaysia Service Team (PMST) of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) met on October 10 at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Centre.

  

• Continue building up faith in Christ

  Nov 11, 2014

  When the young communicants receive Jesus for the very first time, parents and guardians need to know how they are going to build up their children’s faith.