January 9, 2010
Arsonists struck a fourth church on Jan. 9 in an ongoing row over the use of the word “Allah” as a reference to the Christian God, Reuters reported. Muslims protested at mosques on Jan. 8 after a court ruling allowed a Catholic newspaper to use Allah in its Malay-language editions. The protests sparked arson attacks against Christian churches, including the latest attack on the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in a Selangor state suburb. Police are urging churches across the country to increase security.
