Malaysia: Sharia Courts to Judge Christian Conversions
Monday, March 5, 2018 | Tag Cloud Tags: Christian, Faith, Islam, Muslim, News, religion, Worthy News | Learn about our FREE SYNDICATION Service | Sign up for our Worthy Briefs! | Printer Friendly
(Worthy News) – A recent Malaysia Federal Court ruling that apostasy cases should be heard in Sharia courts has led to disappointment for the country’s Christians, but determination from Islamic groups to prevent Muslims from converting out of their faith.
Members of the Sarawak Evangelical Christian Association (SECA) said they’re troubled over the court decision because it violates freedom of religion guarantees in the country’s constitution.
“We see the unfair and unjust treatments of the four appellants in their studious attempts to exercise their right to the freedom of religion in the state,” said a statement released by SECA. [ Source: CBN News (Read More…) ]
Latest Worthy News
Fair Use Notice:This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.