Showing posts with label About Malaysia - Church Attack. Show all posts
Showing posts with label About Malaysia - Church Attack. Show all posts

Saturday, January 16, 2010

The Grace Global Prayer Church, Seremban

Tenth church hit, attack in Seremban
Saturday January 16 2010
The Grace Global Prayer church in Rasah, Seremban, became the 10th attacked in a week, after its windows were found broken yesterday evening, in the latest incident believed to be linked to the controversial "Allah" ruling....

Source http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/49744-tenth-church-hit-attack-in-seremban
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Friday, January 15, 2010

‘Allah’ allowed in East Malaysia: Nazri

‘Allah’ allowed in East Malaysia: Nazri
January 15th, 2010

The Borneo Post Online:
Nazri says govt recognises two states’ traditional usage of word

KUALA LUMPUR: The word ‘Allah’ is allowed to be used by Christians in Sarawak and Sabah because the government accepts that the natives in these two states have traditionally been using it in their prayers and religious services and the Muslims there are accustomed to this practice.

Source
http://www.theborneopost.com/?p=4726
http://teresakok.com/2010/01/15/%E2%80%98allah%E2%80%99-allowed-in-east-malaysia-nazri/
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Thursday, January 14, 2010

The St Elizabeth Catholic church in Kota Tinggi, Johor,

Johor church ninth hit
Thursday January 14 2010
The St Elizabeth Catholic church in Kota Tinggi, Johor, was vandalised this morning, with red paint splashed on its walls. This makes it the ninth church hit by firebombs, arson attempts or vandalism in the past week....

Source http://themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/49554-johor-church-ninth-hit

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Lutong Good Shepherd Church, Miri

Police: Imps broke Miri church windows
Tuesday January 12 2010
KUCHING, Jan 12 — The police believe the stone-throwing incident at the Lutong Good Shepherd Church in Miri on Sunday, which left several window panes smashed, was initiated by delinquents....

Source http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/49311-police-imps-broke-miri-church-windows

Monday, January 11, 2010

Malaysia Church Arson: SIB Seremban

Eighth church attack in Seremban
Monday January 11, 2010
A primarily East Malaysian Sidang Injil Borneo (SIB) Church in Seremban was attacked today with a firebomb, leaving scorch marks on its front doors.

The attack did not affect the church interior and was believed to have occurred early this morning....

Source http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/49181-eighth-church-attack-in-seremban
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Year 2010 Sad Start In Malaysia: Church Arson

Cops probing fourth church arson attempt
Saturday January 9, 2010
Police are investigating the attempted arson of a church - the fourth such incident - here.

The incident at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church took place about the same time as the other three churches on Friday....

Source http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/9/nation/20100109161228&sec=nation


Failed attack at Taiping church, convent school
Monday January 11, 2010
Arsonists failed to set fire to Taiping’s historic All Saints’ Church and the Convent School last night, making it the fifth church and first Christian school attack linked to the controversial ‘Allah’ ruling that has riled many Muslims.

Police confirmed both incidents, saying Molotov cocktails were lobbed at the church and school but the petrol bombs did not explode. Chinese daily Nanyang Siang Pau also sent out a news alert reporting police confirmation that a Baptist church in Durian Daun, Malacca was splashed with black paint...

Source http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/49109-failed-attack-at-taiping-church-convent-school


Miri church attack makes it seven
Monday January 11, 2010
A stone was thrown against a church in Miri today, making it the seventh attack in three days that is linked to the “Allah” ruling which has provoked Muslim anger. Earlier reports of an arson attack proved to be unfounded.

Source http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/49125-miri-church-attack-makes-it-7-
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Friday, January 8, 2010

Church In KL Fire-Bombed

Church Damaged In Midnight Fire
Friday January 8, 2010
The Metro Tabernacle Church in Desa Melawati here was damaged after a group of youths threw flammable materials into the ground floor of the church located in a shoplot.
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It is believed that a molotov cocktail was thrown into the church.

Source http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/8/nation/5435794&sec=nation


KL Church Torched
A city church in the leafy Desa Melawati suburb was set on fire at midnight as police warned angry Muslim groups not to protest a controversial ruling allowing Catholic weekly Herald to use “Allah” in its national language section.

The attack on the Metro Tabernacle A/G, an Assemblies of God church in Jalan 4/4C Desa Melawati, completely gutted its administrative office on the ground floor. There were no reported injuries in the midnight attack.

Police have yet to identify the attackers and no one has claimed responsibility for the attack which could be related to anger over the Dec 31 court ruling. The judgment has been suspended pending government appeal
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Source http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/48874-kl-church-torched-


Church Fire-Bombed Ahead Of Protests
The Metro Tabernacle church in Desa Melawati, Kuala Lumpur, has been fire-bombed in an attack that gutted its ground floor early this morning.

A church has been fire-bombed in an attack that gutted its ground floor, church officials said, escalating a dispute over the use of the word 'Allah' by non-Muslims.

Source http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/121435


Fire Attack Fails In PJ Church
A Catholic church next to the Assunta Hospital here came under attack early this morning, just hours after another church in nearby Kuala Lumpur was torched.

Roman Catholic church officials said some homemade explosives were lobbed into the Church of the Assumption in Jalan Templar at about 4am.
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Source http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/48906-pj-catholic-church-attacked


Use Of 'Allah' By Church Not Recent


IGP Confirms Three Churches Hit
Source http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/48930-igp-confirms-three-churches-hit


Readers Feedback in MalaysiaKini
Protest demos: '1Malaysia, 2Standards' http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/121433
'Please tackle 'Allah' issue wisely' http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/121434
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