“Be it known here that the Allah mentioned in this here Bible is the same Allah as the one found in the Quran, and not a different Allah. And because of this, it goes without saying that whatever that Allah says in the Quran is True, especially in regards to Christianity, Jesus Christ and Mary without any false interpretations. It also follows that the Quranic verses (5.116), (61.6), (4.157), (4.171-173), (19.88-19.93) are true without the slightest doubt.”

O yes, can we know from Father Lawrence when he could start to instruct all Catholics in Malaysia to mention the word Allah whenever they pray in silence, in the solitary environs of their homes, in official wedding ceremonies, in hymns, carols, all communications with the Vatican and to each other? Of course better still, to have each and every copy of the Bible OUTSIDE Malaysia to be printed with the name Allah in it?

And if we will petition to change the first item in Rukunegara from “Kepercayaan kepada Tuhan” to “Kepercayaan kepada Allah”? I am sure we can rely on the Christians of this country to support it, and THAT will make a total of more than 50% of the population agreeing to it.

“But he is wary of celebrating too soon, noting that the order does not allow Christians to use it orally, whether celebrating Mass or other forms of prayer and worship.”

I say Father Larry dear, just do it. Go ahead. Say your mass with that word in it. Forget about the government rulings. And before this brouhaha about the rulings, have you ever done that? And if you have (which I doubt very much), was it ever an instruction from the pope that you could do that? If it was, then to go http://jebatmustdie.wordpress.com/2009/01/31/the-name-allah-quid-pro-quo-on-the-christian-community/ – this one should be no problem at the very least.

I hope I did not confuse myself.

A commenter at the Malaysian Insider said it well: “You can fart but you can’t smell.”

Also, the worst part of it is that now the use of “Allah” comes under ISA!

You can print, You can read, but for crying out loud -you cannot say it! What kind of a home ministry is this?

Here it is from the Malaysian Insider – Fr Lawrence’s comment:

“But he is wary of celebrating too soon, noting that the order does not allow Christians to use it orally, whether celebrating Mass or other forms of prayer and worship.”