NOT KNOWING WHY WE DISAGREE

Now, why did Emperor Constantine who was not even a Christian take so much trouble to interfere in Christianity and decide what form Christianity should take? In fact, it was Constantine who called for the Conference and who took charge of the proceedings.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Malaysian politics used to be very much about race. That was bad. But now it has gotten even worse. Now Malaysian politics is about religion. And if you think racial politics is bad you have seen nothing yet. Religious politics is many more times worse and history can testify to this.

Sabah Should Formalize Setting Up Homeland Security - Dr. Jeffrey

Kota Kinabalu: “The Sabah and Federal governments should consider setting up a full-fledged Sabah Homeland Security Ministry as a long term security mechanism instead of relying on an ad-hoc piecemeal arrangement reacting only to  events such as kidnappings and foreign intrusion as and when they occur” said Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, Chairman of Star Sabah, who is also the assemblyman for Bingkor.

Papers of "Krisis perkataan Allah • Hak berperlembagaan • Kebebasan beragama" forum

Attached papers written by Prof Shad Saleem Faruqi, Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan, Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa and Mr. P. Waytha Moorthy, specially for "Krisis perkataan Allah • Hak berperlembagaan • Kebebasan beragama" forum jointly organised by Sahabat Rakyat Working Committee and Lajnah Perpaduan Nasional (LPN) PAS Johor held on 4 May 2014 at Auditorium JOTIC, JB. The said papers are: 

1. Emeritus Professor Datuk Dr Hj Shad Saleem Faruqi ~ The Kalimah Allah Issue – The Peninsular Malaysian Perspective

2. Dr. Jeffrey Kitingan ~ Allah is for All - A Sabah Perspective

3. Dr. Mujahid Yusof Rawa ~ Kalimah Allah dan Hujahan

4. Mr. P. Waytha Moorthy ~The Ambiguity of Federal Constitution and Reluctance of Judiciary to Protect Religious Freedom of Minorities

We are much obliged if you could publish these articles in full for the benefit of your readers.

Allah Is For All A Sabah Perspective

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I. Introduction

Religion has never been an issue in Sabah until recently. So, is the word “Allah” for God. It is not an issue.

Religion is between God and the individual. It is a personal thing; a personal choice. Many families in Sabah have family members professing different religion and religious belief; even in my family, we have Christians, Muslims and Buddhists. There is no problem because we respect each other's beliefs.