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July 6, 2006

Malaysia: Update to Lina Joy's Case

Malaysia's Federal Court gives amazingly hipocritical, bizarre ruling: The Lina Joy case: Right not infringed on

PUTRAJAYA: Compelling a Muslim to get an apostasy order from the Syariah Court to renounce his or her religion does not infringe on a person's Constitutional right to profess another religion, the Federal Court heard.

Sulaiman Abdullah said the Federal Territories Administration of Islamic Law Act 1994, which conferred on the religious council the power to govern Muslims, was consistent with the Constitution.

"The Act was created to smoothen the administration of Islam among Muslims so that the harmony and well-being of the community are protected," he said yesterday.

"The provisions strike the correct balance between individual rights and the interest of public order," added Sulaiman.[...]

I would usually comment on the ruling, but I will direct you instead to the very able commentary of the person who sent us the link: The Lina Joy case

I do want, however, to comment on an often-forgotten historical reality mentioned in the article (emphasis mine):

"We have to take into account that Islam was here from the 13th century. The Malay Sultanate became Muslim and, later, its people," he said, adding that the system was interrupted with the intrusion of colonial powers.[...]

That's the usual way Islam spreads; first they take power, then they "compel" the people to convert. After than, unless the trend is reversed, and to my knowledge it has only happenned under Communist oppression, the State remains Muslim, forever. We will eventually have to find a way to reverse this historical reality.

Posted by Ruy Diaz at July 6, 2006 9:27 AM

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