Top Christian body slams proposal for Dewan Bahasa Malay bible


A King James Bible from the year 1617 is on display in the newly built Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, USA. The Christian Federation of Malaysia says it will reject any version of the bible, including a proposed DBP translation, that is not authorised by the Church. – EPA pic, November 20, 2017.

THE outcry against a lawyer’s suggestion that Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) provide an official translation of the Al-Kitab or Malay bible continues, with the Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) calling it an infringement of the Federal Constitution.

CFM chairman Archbishop Julian Leow Beng Kim said the suggestion by Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla was patronising and also a “heinous” offence against Christians who believe that Scripture is divinely inspired.


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  • Having corrupted the basic tenet of their own religion of the oneness of God for all of mankind, they move on to do the same to other religions. Doing the work of the devil.

    Posted 6 years ago by Xuz ZG