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Monday, May 08, 2006

Leaving Islam

Usceae has posted a news story/prayer intention about a Malaysian woman, Lina Joy, who in 1998 converted to Christianity. However, her ethnic group (she is a Malay) is defined as Muslim and subject to Sharia law under the Malaysian constitution, which has a dual court system with Sharia for Muslims and a common law-based system for everyone else.

Lina Joy has pettitioned the Malaysian government to have her religious status legally changed from 'Islam' so that she will no longer be ruled by Sharia and can marry a Christian man. However, to date, the Malaysian courts have insisted that as a matter of jurisdiction she must petition the Sharia court system to recognize her change in religion -- she cannot work through the secular courts until after her religous status has been changed.

Usceae provides significantly more information on the story. Do keep Lina Joy in your prayers.

1 comment:

Chucky Charlie said...

i'm a Malay Muslim in Malaysia, and i'm still confuse about the Malaysian Law that labeled a Malay must be a Muslim. For me Islam is our own choice wether we want to follow it or not. But still many of my friends are Malay but not a muslim and still can marry anyone they want. that is what i a little bit confused about this article.