This is a very odd situation. Malay proponents including Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali & ex-Berita Harian editor Ahmad Rejal Arbee have accused the non-Malays for not being able to converse in the national language.
Here, the government is banning the use of Bahasa Malaysia on Christian Bibles. Christians in Malaysia say they are angry and fed up with the Najib government for what they see as a systematic move to deny their religious rights enshrined in the country’s highest law.
Spurred by the Home Ministry’s latest seizure of 30,000 Malay Bibles that cost US$26,000 (RM78,000) from Kuching port, the churches rallied together and issued a stinging rebuke today against Prime Minister Najib Razak.
They demanded he “prove their (the government) sincerity and integrity in dealing with the Malaysian Christian community on this and all other issues which we have been raising with them since the formation of the Christian Federation of Malaysia in 1985”.
“The Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) is greatly disillusioned, fed-up and angered by the repeated detention of Bibles written in our national language, Bahasa Malaysia.
“It is an affront to them that they are being deprived of their sacred scriptures. Many are wondering why their scriptures are considered a threat to national security. All these actions in relation to the detention of the Bibles continue to hurt the Malaysian Christian community,” it said in a statement today signed by its chairman, Bishop Ng Moon Hing.
It appears to me that the use of Bahasa Malaysia can be hypocritically judged. The use of Bahasa Malaysia is not welcomed if there is a perceived threat to the Malays and Muslim interest.
If Ibrahim Ali and Ahmad Rejal are consistent in their stand to urge all Malaysians to use the national language, they should stand up and speak up for the Christian community.
However, I do not think the two individuals are really so passionate about the use of Bahasa Malaysia. Most of us would perceive their stand as a mean to ridicule the non-Malays more than really defending the use of Bahasa Malaysia.
Why is the government so afraid of the Malay Bibles?
The insecurity is also being practiced and magnified by leaders such as Dr Mahathir, Muhyiddin and others on the position of the Malays. If really the Malays were so easily threatened and overwhelmed, can anyone explain to us why these leaders, especially Taib Mahmud, and their children are so successful and filthy rich?
It shows that Melayu Boleh!
Now, get straight to the point. Mahathir, Muhyiddin, Taib, Ibrahim or Ahmad are not exceptional Malays. We should agree and accept that the poor Malays are most likely being suppressed and marginalised by the powerful federal government than the Chinese or non-Malays.
This country will remain where it is today if leaders still do not see the big picture.
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Leaders wish majority Malays to be ignorant about Islamic teachings.Thats the reason why they dislike ustaz to preach Islamic knowledges.
Thus Malays, mostly youngsters, are easily influence by other religious teachings especially if they are conveniently made accessible to them.
Umno leaders want this scenario to persist till doomsday.Easier for them to'cucuk hidung' Melayu.
It is not about being afraid of the Malay Bible. That they are not afraid.
But tell me why all this? What points are they trying to score? Where?
You will see that in the context of Islamic History, Malays contribute ziltch! Zero! Nothing!! They are not even in the discourse.
Yet they want to claim "ketuanan"! Such an oxymoron because in the most important aspect of their being they have contributed absolutely nothing!!
Now, with this, there is something. There is something for the rest of the Islamic world to take note of. Firstly no other Muslim from any other community has stood up to defend the name of Allah! Only the Malays.
Secondly, no other, except for Saudi Arabia maybe, have successfully demeaned and stopped the Christian Bible from its land. Malaysia has. The Malays have.
Well, maybe now, some Malays see themselves have coming forward to defend Islam and Allah!!
These narrow-minded outdated people will not look at 21st Century out of the box human race issues other than Malay and Muslims issues! Dr. M even spoke of Malays have more legitimate rights than Orang Asli in Malaysia just because they formed government. Which means when any race take over our country in the future and formed government here would automatically have native rights! Another narrow view! Race Race Race! The blood of Malay to Dr. M is gold in colour while all others are red!
Must the government speak for all the Muslims in Malaysia and make them look so weak?
No Sir, you were wrong. It should be Alkitab & National Language = BN Hypocrisy!
Why are these hypocrites not complaining when B.M. is not used outside the Malaysian embassies world wide to depict their presence ?
Instead two foreign languages, English and Jawi are used ? Why then are the Malaysian students compelled by law to study and pass them just so they will get their certificates for entry into the Universities.
The use of Jawi is just to pretend Malaysia is part of the Arab world ? Or just to kiss the ass holes of the Arabs ? What is the use of learning B.M. ?
BIBLE AS BEST BOOK - Children's song
The best book to read is the Bible
The best book to read is the Bible
If you read it everyday
It will help you on your way
Oh the best book to read is the Bible
Samuel Goh Kim Eng
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Sun.13th Mar.2011.
I'm agree with you, all of Christian Defenders. The Cristian Bible is The Best..
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