Religion News Blog » Malaysia http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:15:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Malaysia Muslim sect leader Abdul Kahar Ahmad gets 10-year sentence http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23806/malaysia-muslim-sect-leader-abdul-kahar-ahmad-gets-10-year-sentence http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23806/malaysia-muslim-sect-leader-abdul-kahar-ahmad-gets-10-year-sentence#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:01:49 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23806 Abdul Kahar Ahmad A Malaysian Islamic court sentenced a Muslim sect leader to 10 years in prison and six lashes of a cane Wednesday for spreading false teachings and claiming to be God's prophet.

The man claimed he was appointed by God under the same circumstances as the Prophet Muhammad.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23806/malaysia-muslim-sect-leader-abdul-kahar-ahmad-gets-10-year-sentence/feed 0 Yoga encourages blasphemy, say Muslims http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22956/yoga-islam-malaysia http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22956/yoga-islam-malaysia#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:00:12 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22956 Yoga A top Islamic council in mostly Muslim Malaysia has told Muslims to avoid yoga because it uses Hindu prayers and encourages a union with God that is blasphemous.

The latest edict from the National Fatwa Council reflects a growing swing towards a conservative brand of Islam in the multi-ethnic country that has prompted worries among non-Muslims.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22956/yoga-islam-malaysia/feed 0 Couple beaten to death in stop-smoking ‘cleansing ritual’ http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22620/couple-beaten-to-death-in-cleansing-ritual http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22620/couple-beaten-to-death-in-cleansing-ritual#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:26:46 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22620 religious insanity A couple who went to a relative's house to celebrate the end of Ramadan and agreed to an 'alternative treatment' to rid them of their problems, ended up dead after being battered with helmets and broomsticks during the cleansing ritual.

Five others who also participated in the ritual, including the couple's children and relatives, suffered head injuries and were being treated at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital here.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22620/couple-beaten-to-death-in-cleansing-ritual/feed 0 Catholic newspaper in Malaysia wins first round of legal battle against ‘Allah’ ban order http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21363/catholic-newspaper-in-malaysia-wins-first-round-of-legal-battle-against-allah-ban-order http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21363/catholic-newspaper-in-malaysia-wins-first-round-of-legal-battle-against-allah-ban-order#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 13:10:32 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21363 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21363/catholic-newspaper-in-malaysia-wins-first-round-of-legal-battle-against-allah-ban-order/feed 0 Malaysian Catholic weekly told to drop use of ‘Allah’ in order to renew publishing permit http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21362/malaysian-catholic-weekly-told-to-drop-use-of-allah-in-order-to-renew-publishing-permit http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21362/malaysian-catholic-weekly-told-to-drop-use-of-allah-in-order-to-renew-publishing-permit#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:02:54 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21362 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21362/malaysian-catholic-weekly-told-to-drop-use-of-allah-in-order-to-renew-publishing-permit/feed 0