1Malaysia is towards 1Religion too?

... or perceived to be heading in that direction, according to recent cases of conversion involving minors.

Loyarburok's Lord Lobo has highlighted...

'The recent sidestep decision of the Federal Court in Shamala’s case prompted the Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism to express its despair over the inaction by the authorities in addressing these serious issues. The press statement issued by its current President it reproduced below from the MCCBCHST website Harmony Malaysia.'

Excerpt of MCCBCHST President, Rev Dr Thomas Philips's statement:

"We have read of calls by many Islamic scholars that children cannot be converted to Islam. The Director General of IKIM said in the Star of 12 June 2009 that “…. the call to Islam is a willing and conscious submission, hence it cannot be forced upon anybody including the conversion of a child or minor to Islam”. Despite this, we are inundated with cases of children – some as young as a 11 month old baby still being breastfed by her mother, and 3 to 6 years old children – being converted by one parent and then taken away from the other parent."

"The decision of the judges of the Federal Court led by Chief Justice Tun Zaki Azmi to dismiss Shamala’s case on a mere technicality rather than determine the five constitutional questions she had raised is of much concern. If not the Federal Court who else should the non converting spouse turn to in order to protect and uphold their basic rights enshrined in the Federal Constitution."

"The above events have led to most Malaysian losing their faith in government, the civil service and the Judiciary."

More where that came from:
http://www.loyarburok.com/selected-exhortations/mccbchst-our-family-lives-are-no-longer-secure/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Loyarburok+(LoyarBurok)

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