Sze Leng Chan

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• Feb 5, 2008

  Church Bodies Tell Malaysia to Stop Harassing Christians

  An ecumenical fellowship group, consisting of both churches and ministries, in Malaysia has reported local custom officials have seized 32 Bibles from an airline passenger after returning from Manila.

• Jan 29, 2008

  Australian Anglican, Catholic Heads to Sign Covenant

  In a sign of a warming relationship between the Anglicans and the Catholics in New South Wales, Australia, a formal covenant will be signed between the two groups.

• Jan 16, 2008

  Christian Tribe Sues Malaysian Gov't for Destroying Church

  Christian indigenous villagers are suing Malaysia's sole Islamic state government for destroying their church, claiming it was an illegal act since the land the church was located on belonged to them.

• Jan 13, 2008

  Malaysian Christians Respond to Gov't Flip-Flop on 'Allah' Ban

  Malaysian Christians have expressed deep disappointment and regret over the comment made by a local government minister regarding the prohibition of non-Muslims from using the word ”Allah.”

• Jan 7, 2008

  Malaysian Gov't Official Reiterates Muslim Claim on 'Allah'

  A minister from the Malaysian government said Friday that the word ”Allah” can only be used by Muslims despite a recent government decision that sided with a local Christian newspaper.

• Jan 5, 2008

  Church Urges Australian Gov't Not to Teeter on Death Penalty

  The Catholic Church is stepping up its pressure on the Australian federal government to ensure that it maintain consistency in opposing the use of the death penalty, regardless of who is being executed.

• Jan 4, 2008

  Malaysia Embroiled in Another Conversion Court Battle

  Malaysia is engaged in yet another conversion court battle, with the country’s high court deciding whether the Christian widower of a Malaysian woman has the legal right to stop Islamic authorities from burying her in accordance with Muslim rites.

• Dec 17, 2007

  Muslim Rioters Destroy Christian Stores in Egypt

  Coptic Christian shops were burned and attacked by an angry mob of Muslims in the Egyptian city of Isna, south of Cairo, early Sunday morning.

• Dec 16, 2007

  WEA Official to Visit Iraqi Christian Refugees in Turkey

  The executive director of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA)\'s religious liberty arm will be flying to Turkey to deliver Christmas gifts and to help Christians who have fled from Iraq.

• Dec 8, 2007

  Pastor-Turned-Atheist Forces Police Chaplains to Remove Crosses

  Chaplains working in the city police department in Spokane, Wash., will have to remove all crosses from their badges to settle a lawsuit filed by a Christian pastor turned atheist.