I refer to the letter ‘Allah’ ban and The Joshua Project .

I can see that the writer is very concerned with the protection of the Malays and their religion. This is good and reflects the behaviour of a real and faithful Muslim. As she is aware, both Christianity and Islam are missionary religions ie, religions with the passion for bringing the message of God/Allah to all the people on this planet Earth.

Therefore, any criticism on Christianity's intention to propagate will similarly reflect badly on Islam which has the same intention too. In one of His last commandments, Jesus told his disciples ‘Go ye therefore and make disciples of all nations ...’. This is one of the hallmarks of Christianity. If this is taken away from us, we lose our identity.

The Malaysian government has and will try to stop Christianity from propagating (we Christians call it 'witnessing') but history has shown that Christianity will still live on even if peaceful Christians are thrown into a lion's den.

We are never taught to make disciples by coercion or by trickery. In fact we are taught to love our neighbours and always explain our faith to those who accuse us, with much love and reverence.

The Catholic Church did not intentionally use the word 'Allah' to confuse or propagate to Muslims. The name 'Allah' was used much earlier even before the coming of Prophet Muhammad.