21 June 2007
Church demolished in Muslim-run state
Kuala Lumpur - Authorities have demolished a church in a Muslim-ruled state in northeast Malaysia, sparking anger among the indigenous people who say
they own the property, a religious official said on Tuesday. Wong Kim Kong, a minister and secretary general of the National Evangelical Christian Fellowship of Malaysia, told AFP the wooden and brick church was torn down on June 8 by local district officials in Kelantan state. "The authorities said they demolished the church because it was built without their permission," he said. Racial and religious tensions have recently mounted in Muslim-majority but multiracial Malaysia. Minority religious groups fear their rights are being undermined, even though Malaysia is traditionally seen as moderate POSTED BY/http://www.int.iol.co.za
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it's not that true.. i'm from malaysia and they are not the indigenous as indeginous are the malays and natives of sabah and sarawak.
if the church is built without permit, it has to be torn down. even mosques and 'suraus'[small mosque] built without permit were torn down.
another thing, there are no such things such as religious tensions. visit malaysia by yourself and see the truth. even my christians friends agreed with me...
Posted by: khairul izwan | 21 June 2007
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