Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Malaysian court refuses to recognize Muslim's conversion to Christianity - International Herald Tribune

Malaysian court refuses to recognize Muslim's conversion to Christianity - International Herald Tribune:
"PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia: In a controversial victory for Islamic law over secularism, Malaysia's highest court refused Wednesday to recognize the conversion of a Muslim-born woman to Christianity, ruling that the matter was beyond the jurisdiction of the country's civil courts and should be handled by religious authorities."
Sad.

Apparently the Malaysian Constitution guarantees freedom of religion, but not necessarily the freedom to change religion.

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