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I was fortunate to grow up before PC ruined the English language, so I have little time for the contortions required today. Thanks for the sentiment.

I was unaware of that. Isn't it then possible that the reference to Borneo is correct, and Tuhan is not used in that way, or doesn't exist, in that area?

Google Translate is not reliable by any means. We need to ask a native Malay speaker. Do you speak Malay?

The government decided to pretend that the court issued a ruling that was different from the ruling it actually issued, which was unilateral. That is my reading of the situation. If you are able to provide a link to the actual court ruling, I would be happy to read it to find out the truth...

Doesn't this make the Malaysian case even more absurd? If those who are most familiar with the term are comfortable with Christians using it, who are Malaysians to say otherwise?

I do not speak Malay, so I would appreciate your guidance on the issue. I have read that Tuhan actual translates as "Lord," not "G-d." and thus is not a proper substitute for Allah in many situations. Regarding the publications, at least it sets to rest the fiction that this ruling only...

My friend, you have accused me of jumping to conclusions several times, and I've let it pass in the interest of the discussion, but I'll answer it directly now. You are misrepresenting the case. Malaysia's top court: 'Allah' for Muslims only -"Malaysia's top court ruled Monday that...

Indeed, and I will call them whatever they want to be called. It's not up to me. If I call them something they don't want to be called, however, then I can be accused of bigotry. @Developereo seems to believe that it's bigoted to refer to Catholics by their preferred descriptor (Catholic)...

You have it backwards. If a black man tells me to not call him a N- and instead call him African-American, then I call him an African-American. If a Catholic tells me to call him Catholic, not Christian, then I call him a Catholic. How they refer to themselves internally is not relevant to...

It's cases like this that it's important to approach the situation calmly. It's especially important for you as a Think Tank staff member and a representative of defence.pk, but lately I feel that no one on this site cares about a reputation for professionalism but me. To address your specific...

In other words, you agree with me that multiculturalism is a failed ideology. It just doesn't work, no matter what the majority-minority composition is. It's unfortunate, because that means the problem will not be solved.

In a sense, all of China has been a one-party system, whether it is an emperor, a KMT, or a CCP. That said, I hope China enjoys many more years of stability.

I don't understand the relevance. I can't speak to the other countries, but the wealthy US politicians all made their money before becoming politicians. Chinese politicians, on the other hand... Are China’s Politicians the Richest in the World? - The Wealth Report - WSJ

I don't know what to say. Are missionaries trained by the Vatican in Islamic theology? Are Muslim missionaries trained in Christian theology? Somehow, I doubt it. The answer is right in the article you quoted: The government had previously banned the use of "Allah" in the local...

The difference between us is that you assume they are manipulating the word, and I assume it is simply part of their outreach effort, in the same way that any teacher will try to teach in terms the student will understand. For those unfamiliar with Allah, I imagine Muslim missionaries begin by...

This is where the potential flaw exists. Chinese bureaucrats are human, like everyone else. So far, so good, but there is no guarantee that they will always act in the best interests of China on the whole. We know that politicians in the US are short-sighted, but they are at least bound by...

I think the safer course is to assume (if one is going to make assumptions) that Christian missionaries know Christianity well, but probably don't know Islam very well. Christian missionaries may only have a passing knowledge of Islam, and so may truly believe (out of ignorance) that Tuhan and...

I now better understand the difference between Allah and the Christian deity, but do you see how this is an asymmetrical ruling? You say that Muslim missionaries cannot know what Christians believe, so if the use of the word Allah is deceptive, it's unintentional. Yet you assume that the...

You've not called other users idiots and bigots, or at least not that I've seen. The TTA vetting process continues to confuse me.

I've read the entire thread, thanks. @Develepereo is too close to the issue to judge it objectively, so I would rather deal with a level-headed person like you, if you don't mind. My issue is this: 1) The justification for the ban is that the use of the word "Allah" is deceptive, since the...