Ominous words, considering the penalty for apostasy established by Muhammad's own orders: baddala deenahu faqtuhu -- "If anyone changes his religion, kill him" (Bukhari 9.84.57).
"A Muslim can renounce his faith, but only as set out by Sharia," from AsiaNews:
Kuala Lumpur (AsiaNews) – “A Muslim can renounce his faith but the way one leaves a religion is set by the religion itself, in this case Sharia law”. Chief Justice Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim, has stepped into the heated debate which has arisen in the aftermath of the Federal Court ruling on the Lina Joy case. May 30th, two of three judges, rejected the Christian convert’s appeal, to have the National registrar cancel the word “Islam” from her documents, given she is no longer a Muslim. The countries highest court has referred the decision to the Islamic Court, whom the Registrar is asking to, declare the woman an apostate in order to modify her documents. In fact two legislations exist in the country: Islamic and constitutional, which are often conflicting. In the case of Lina Joy this is evident: the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion; Islamic law punishes conversion to another religion.
Now more than ever the religious minorities [in] Malaysia feel threatened and denounce the imposition of the Sharia even in the case of non Muslim citizens.
As reported in the daily newspaper The Star, the Chief Justice strongly supported Federal Court verdict explaining: “To say that she is not under the jurisdiction of the Sharia Court – because she no longer professes Islam – is not appropriate, (in so far as) the way one leaves a religion is set by the religion itself”. He said a mere statutory declaration that one has renounced Islam is not sufficient to remove the word “Islam” from a Muslim person’s identity card, “This is because apostasy is an issue dealing with Islamic laws”.
Meanwhile Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi today clarified that “no political pressure influenced the Federal Court Judges’ decision, while admitting that the issue of non Muslims and Islamic courts needed to be dealt with, but exclusively by the government. The Christian community has [long] appealed to the authorities to reaffirm the supremacy of the Constitution over Islamic laws.
They are on the slippery slope there!! The rights of a person as an individual should over rule that of religion. At the end of the day, most people are born into a religion and have no say in the matter, so once of an age to understand they should have the choice to leave - and as we all know Islam won't let anyone go easy!! I bet without that rule there would be millions leaving Islam.
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I guess the UN and some others would say that Malaysia has freedom of religion.
"Why, it's in the Constitution".
Constitution: freedom of religion
(oops, only one exception: if you want freedom of religion).
So, the federal chief justice says: "“A Muslim can renounce his faith but the way one leaves a religion is set by the religion itself, in this case Sharia law”.
(er, by the way, you can leave Islam, but you gotta die first).
The unveiled threat:
You can change your religion, and there is no compulsion NOT to, but, you see, under Sharia Law, we then have to stone you to death, or slice off your head.
However, you are free to let that happen to yourself.
And we, thereby, are compelled by Allah to kill you.
The prisoner is then invited to renounce her renunciation.
And keep her head.
Mixing religion and earthly governments tends to go bad.
And many lose their head.
Send all fanatics packing, or you'll be handing them the ax.
I guess the UN and some others would say that Malaysia has freedom of religion.
"Why, it's in the Constitution".
Constitution: freedom of religion
(oops, only one exception: if you want freedom of religion).
So, the federal chief justice says: "“A Muslim can renounce his faith but the way one leaves a religion is set by the religion itself, in this case Sharia law”.
(er, by the way, you can leave Islam, but you gotta die first).
I guess the UN and some others would say that Malaysia has freedom of religion.
"Why, it's in the Constitution".
Constitution: freedom of religion
(oops, only one exception: if you want freedom of religion).
So, the federal chief justice says: "“A Muslim can renounce his faith but the way one leaves a religion is set by the religion itself, in this case Sharia law”.
(er, by the way, you can leave Islam, but you gotta die first).
Capitulation.
Capitulation.
It's a pass the buck system. Muslims are so two-faced it's incredible.
“A Muslim can renounce his faith but the way one leaves a religion is set by the religion itself, in this case Sharia law.”
Of course by the same logic the way one converts to another religion would be set by that religion and if said conversion nullifies the authority of the previous (as Christianity would claim to) then we would seem to be at an impasse.
Moronic.