I disagree with the suggestion that Christians should just drop the word 'Allah' because God teaches us to be humble and that we are willing to sacrifice for peace.

My question is: How are we going to answer our Creator? Are we to reward those who break the law through criminal damage?

This kind of humility seems to be governed by fear of man, who break the law and, not fear of God.

Why should the 1988 Non-Muslim Enactment prohibit non-Muslims from using the word 'Allah' when it has been used all the while by non-Muslims for the past 52 years with relative silence from all previous Prime Ministers including Tunku, Tun Razak, Hussein Onn, Dr M and Pak Lah?

Doesn't it suggest that the Non-Muslim Enactment is contrary to the Spirit of the Federal Constitution, especially with regard to Article 11 on freedom of religion?

The Non-Muslim Enactment goes on to list all the words that are prohibited to be used by non-Muslims, which should be the first of its kind in the world.

MAIS was quoted as saying that the Sultan of Selangor's position on the matter was aimed at preserving the Muslim faith and inter-religious harmony in the state.

Aren't the special privileges with regards to the Muslim faith guaranteed by the Federal Constitution as being the official religion of the country and that there should be no propagation of other religions to those of the Muslim faith?

The fundamental liberty of all Malaysians is to profess and practice their faith in the language that they are comfortable in, must be respected, both in fact and in law.

The only way to preserve inter-religious harmony is to have inter-faith dialogues to understand different faiths better and not through unilateral enactments.

Even though Islam is a State matter under the Federal Constitution, doesn't the 1988 Non-Muslim Enactment go against the spirit of the Federal Constitution with regards to the National Language as per Article 152?

The positive freedom to religious beliefs and practice should include the right to free speech, short of any sedition. Equally, there should be freedom from compulsion in the name of religion.

The essence of universal human rights is the affirmation that we are all equal solely on the basis of our humanity.

If human beings are still being discriminated on the basis of their gender, race, class or religion in this day and age, then we have made very little progress.

It indeed makes 1Malaysia an empty rhetoric.