A Catholic church was firebombed in Jolo, this was probably the work of the terrorist group, Abu Sayyaf. In this incident the Fr. and the alter boy were the only two poeple there at the moment. The church had been firebombed before and a priest was killed
HERE. However, this firebombing may be connected to a Supreme Court ruling in Malaysia allowing the use of the word "Allah" to refer to the Christian God by a Catholic publication. According to Jihad Watch
CLICK HERE, the Supreme Court suspended the ruling in an effort to calm the Muslims who have firebombed several churches. There have been four or more, depending on the news reports, of firebombings in Malaysia, believed to be realated to a court decision. Jihad Watch
HERE reports that the 10% Christian poplation have used the word for many years and this is an excuse for the Muslim extremists to rally a protest. Most of the Christians in Malaysia are Chinese or Indian, however it is a Malay language publiction by the Catholic Church that is being protested. Several Catholic churches have been firebombed and at least one Pentecostal church was gutted. According to the Jihad Watch the word "Allah" is used by Christians in other Mulism countires, like Egypt, to refer to the Christian God.
Pray that this violence does not spread to Jolo and other parts of Mindanao.
A Catholic church was firebombed in Jolo, this was probably the work of the terrorist group, Abu Sayyaf. In this incident the Fr. and the alter boy were the only two poeple there at the moment. The church had been firebombed before and a priest was killed HERE. However, this firebombing may be connected to a Supreme Court ruling in Malaysia allowing the use of the word "Allah" to refer to the Christian God by a Catholic publication. According to Jihad Watch CLICK HERE, the Supreme Court suspended the ruling in an effort to calm the Muslims who have firebombed several churches. There have been four or more, depending on the news reports, of firebombings in Malaysia, believed to be realated to a court decision. Jihad Watch HERE reports that the 10% Christian poplation have used the word for many years and this is an excuse for the Muslim extremists to rally a protest. Most of the Christians in Malaysia are Chinese or Indian, however it is a Malay language publiction by the Catholic Church that is being protested. Several Catholic churches have been firebombed and at least one Pentecostal church was gutted. According to the Jihad Watch the word "Allah" is used by Christians in other Mulism countires, like Egypt, to refer to the Christian God.
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