A Catholic weekly newspaper in Malaysia has been told to drop the use of the word “Allah” in its Malay language section if it wants to renew its publishing permit, a senior government official said Friday.
The Herald, the organ of Malaysia’s Catholic Church, has translated the word God as “Allah” but it is erroneous because Allah refers to the Muslim God, said Che Din Yusoff, a senior official at the Internal Security Ministry’s publications control unit.
Nothing like interfaith dialogue, is there?
(h/t Hot Air)
It too was a dialogue! They gave the orders and the other guy said “Yes sir!” How much more dialogue do you want?
What’s really funny is that Harold’s my organ’s name, too.
Allah®
Just shift it one letter. Bmmbi.
So, the Muslims worship Bambi.
Nice one, Merovign.
;^)
At least they’ve admitted that Muslims do not, in fact, worship the same god as Christians and Jews.
That sound you’re hearing is the sound of the sound of the Catholic Ecumenical Spirit leaving the building.
…minus at least one “sound of the,” of course, of course.
Suits me just fine. God has a bigger dick than Allah anyway.
Which brings us back to Kevin Bacon.
apologies to all – i forgot to wish you all a very hapea pagan hollyday. pls feel free to get naked, paint yourselves green and dance in the moonlight around a big stone in a field somewhere. moonlight to all and to all a moonlight.
“if it wants to renew its publishing permit”
Remember: Malaysia is one of those moderate Muslim nations.
This year the solstice is my birthday. I’m down with the get naked, provided it’s good-looking chicks. I’ll even let them dispense with the painting themselves green. As for dancing around a big stone, well, I don’t like to brag.
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