JUST READ!

JUST READ!

Dangerous statement!

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 09:35 PM PST

In an article supporting the use of 'Allah' by Christians, 'political scientist' Dr Wong Chin Huat from Penang, ridicules PM Najib by writing: First, if Bahasa Melayu is exclusive for Islam, can it still be the national language? Second, if yes, is the political agenda of promoting Bahasa Melayu as the national language to eventually make every Malaysian national a Muslim?

Coming from a 'political scientist' (is he?), his statement is very disorientating. He himself is a confused man.

Any other Malaysians will know that Bahasa Malaysia has nothing to do with Islam. Bahasa Malaysia, just like English and Japanese, is not the language of any religion. But Arabic is the only language for al-Quran.

Is is fair to say that those who study English are Christians?

I am taking a neutral stand in this 'Allah' issue but when he likens the government's effort in encouraging all Malaysians to take up Bahasa Malaysia as 'trying to Islamise them', I found his intellectuality as a 'political scientist' drops to zero.

And it makes me wonder if he is a Malaysian and speaks Bahasa Malaysia as well!
In response to Najib's call, outgoing Catholic Archbishop Tan Sri Murphy Pakiam has asked Najib to drop the Allah ban. He prays that Najib will be a uniting statesman rather than "a bickering politician".
The faithful would say, all things are possible in God. And this is supposed to be the season of faith, if you have not acquired it earlier in the year.
But until the miracle happens, may I suggest both sides of the divide to stare at the elephant in the room?
The battle is not about the word Allah per se. It is about the use of Bahasa Melayu in faith-related context for any non-Islamic purpose.
The logic is actually simple – if you are a Malayan, you should understand it without any difficulty – since Malays are Muslim by constitutional definition, surely their language has to be a Muslim language. Now, if you are not out there to convert the Malays into other faiths, why must you use Bahasa Melayu as the preaching language?
He can continue supporting the Christians - nothing's wrong with that. However, making such an allegation about 'learning Bahasa Malaysia is akin to embracing Islam' is a pure racist and anti-Islam.

Did anybody in Penang engage him to write such a nonsense?

So, please wake up and stop complicating the matter. Most importantly, don't add confusion to it. It was a 'cruel and dangerous statement' you made out there... and foolish too!
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