TEHRAN,
IRAN – (ANS)- The ruling Islamic Regime of Iran is not only
worried about the growth of Christianity inside the country, but is also
concerned about the increase in tendency of Malays towards Christianity.

www.MohabatNews.com
reports the IRNA news agency, which is backed by the Islamic Republic,
reflected this news quoting the ‘Malaysia Insider’ news site as saying:
“Jamil Khair Baharom, the minister of Islamic affairs expressed his
concern over the growth of Christianity among Malays and in reaction to the
growth in evangelism said, instead of passage of new rules, all efforts should
be made to enforce current rules more strongly.”

Mohabat News says the law to control and restrict non-Islamic religions among
Malay Muslims was adopted in 1980.

The news agency says the minister of
Islamic affairs in Malaysia believes that the law lacks strength in its
execution, and officers of religious affairs should exert more seriousness in
executing these laws.

Religious situation in Malaysia

Mohabat News says that according to Malay laws, conversion would be
considered a crime for Muslims. Malay society is multi-religious, and Islam is
the state religion. According to statistics published in 2000, Muslims form
60.4 %, Buddhists 19.2%, Christians 9.1 % and Hindus 6.3% of Malaysia’s
population.

Based on the laws in Malaysia, anyone who decides to renounce Islam should
formally announce it, Mohabat News reported.

However, this rule is not recognized
in the local courts, the news agency said.

Mohabat News stated: “It is
being said that one could formally announce his apostasy to a court of Sharia,
but he/she is not expected to receive a permit for that.”

The news agency went on to state
that the IRNA, the Iranian government backed news agency, claimed that some
time ago Islamic groups held a demonstration in protest at the spread of
evangelism in the National mosque of Malaysia.

Mohabat News explained that during the past year Malaysia has prevented
sectarian religious conflicts.

“However,” the agency
said, “tension between Muslims and Christians has risen since 2009 when a
court decided to allow Catholics to use the word ‘Allah’ to refer to God in the
Malay language.

Many Muslims in Malaysia think that this word is exclusive to their religion,
the news agency said.

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