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Sunday, April 19, 2015

Shophouse church takes down cross after protests

Group gathers outside during Sunday service, says cross a challenge to Islam.
church_protests_600PETALING JAYA: The cross on a new church in a shophouse has been taken down after about 50 residents conducted a protest during Sunday service this morning, according to a media report.
The church in Taman Medan is situated in a shophouse.
The protesters gathered at about 10am while the service was being conducted for a congregation of about 15 people, Star Online reported.
The protesters said the sight of the cross in an area populated mainly by Muslims was a challenge to Islam and could influence younger minds, according to the report.
Police arrived at around 10.30am as Sunday service was ending, and acted as intermediaries between protesters and church leaders.
A village leader who calmed down the protesters and spoke to the priest, said the church agreed to take down the cross by next Sunday. “If they have the authority to run, we cannot stop it. But we ask out of concern, being a Malay area, that they take down the cross,” the protest leader Abdullah Abu Bakar was quoted as saying.
Star Online reported that a few protestors had threatened a journalist and said “you better write about us nicely, or else”. Some held on to his shirt as he interviewed protesters, the report said. It said the cross was taken down a few hours later.

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