(The Standard 27 Jan, 2014) Malaysian churches defiantly continued to use the word "Allah" to
refer to the Christian God in Sunday services despite the Muslim-majority
country's leader saying they must obey rules against it.
Malay-speaking Christians prayed and sang hymns using the Arabic word, a
practice they have observed for hundreds of years.
"They all contain the word `Allah,"' a pastor at a church near the capital
Kuala Lumpur said of the songs sung by the church.
"[The Malay-language bible] contains the word `Allah.' When we preach we have
to read the text. It's a really difficult situation," he said.
Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Friday that Malaysian Christians must heed
rules forbidding them from using the word.
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