The Herald - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 10 Jul 2014 21:46:04 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg The Herald - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Malaysia court upholds "Allah" ban for Catholic newspaper https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/06/27/malaysia-court-upholds-allah-ban-catholic-newspaper/ Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:07:57 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=59662 Malaysia's highest court has ruled that a Catholic newspaper may not use the word "Allah" to refer to God. The ruling upheld a lower court decision that banned The Herald from using then word, on the grounds that it would cause confusion in the community. The Herald editor Fr Lawrence Andrew, SJ, explained that "Allah" Read more

Malaysia court upholds "Allah" ban for Catholic newspaper... Read more]]> Malaysia's highest court has ruled that a Catholic newspaper may not use the word "Allah" to refer to God.

The ruling upheld a lower court decision that banned The Herald from using then word, on the grounds that it would cause confusion in the community.

The Herald editor Fr Lawrence Andrew, SJ, explained that "Allah" is the Malay language word for God.

Fr Andrew said there is provision to review the ruling and that will be explored once the written decision is received.

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