Is Malaysia slipping towards a form of “extremist” Islam? In a country counting almost 28 million inhabitants, 3% of which are Catholics, 60% Muslims, 19% Buddhists, 8% Hindus and 6% Protestants, Muslim groups are moving in forces to take action against other religions trying to make converts among followers of Mohammed. (Marco Tosatti, Vatican Insider)

(In) the country controversy rages on … against Christians who would have tried to make converts. All of this while the trip of Kuala Lumpur’s Prime Minister to the Vatican is still fresh; a trip aimed at initiating the procedures to open diplomatic relations with the Holy See and while the dispute is still raging on the judgment of a Court that allows Christians the use of the word “Allah” to indicate God in the sacred texts in local language.

Twenty-two non-government organizations and the youth branch of the (Islamic political party) Parti Islam SeMalaysia reignited the fire of the controversies asking that a law that forbidding apostasy is approved.

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According the Catholic Bishop of Melaka-Johor, (Paul Tan Chee Ing), SJ, politicians are responsible for all the controversies that involved the Christian faith recently.

“This is due to the manipulation and duplicity of politicians hunting for votes among gullible and ignorant people,” the Bishop said during an interview at a local newspaper.

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Malaysia, Radical Islam on the rise (Vatican Insider)

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