Malaysia

Friction among religious believers in Malaysia has not shown signs of abating

The series of terror aimed at several churches in the City of ringgit that only sparked a reaction from Christian groups. Some Christian leaders refused to take off the word''God "as a translation of the word of God.

The contours of Daniel, a senior leader of Borneo Evangelic Church, the Christian community's largest Melayu language, asserted that the word''God "will remain in use today despite fears over security appear themselves.

''Since our ancestors embraced Christianity in the 1920s, we have been using God. In fact, it is our mother tongue,''said the contours of which came from tribes Lumbawang in eastern Sarawak state it. ''We are quite concerned (for our security), but we will pray to ask for protection and believe God will intervene solve this problem,''he said as quoted by the Associated Press.

The look is also present in court, Tuesday (5 / 1), to support the Jill Ireland in 2008 to sue the government after the local airport authorities seized eight CDs (compact discs) Christians who have printed his''word of God. "The first trial scheduled for March 15 . The Church of Borneo also sued the government in 2007, after immigration officials confiscated Christian literature six boxes containing the word''God ".

''In the language of our mother, the Lord our God is a god. I do not know how they want to force to not use this word,''he said as reported by the Edge.

The contours added, the attack made to the church will not affect the good relations between the Christians in East Malaysia and adherents of other religions. ''We do not have a problem in East Malaysia. For the people there, the brotherhood is the most important thing. If brothers, (should) we can sit together and discuss,''he explained.

Church was born in Sarawak Borneo in 1928, nearly 30 years before Malaysia's independence. Since then his followers continue to grow, to reach 250 thousand people and spread all over Malaysia. The majority of parishioners use the word God in worship and some of their literature, such as books and newspapers.

Alfred Tais, section head Melayu language in Malaysia Evangelic Christian Brotherhood, said at least 300 churches in peninsular Malaysia and Borneo hundreds of others in the worship in Malayan use the title of God as God.

''We're not going to hold the action (match). We're just going to pray for peace. We have asked the congregation to pray, may God give wisdom to the leaders (the country) and find a solution to this problem,''he explained.

Banning the word of God is not uncommon in Muslim countries in the world. From the Arabic word is commonly used to refer to Christian God in some countries such as Egypt, Syria, and Indonesia, countries with Muslim majority.