Bibles confiscated, Christians contend
Posted: October 30, 2009 at 8:33 a.m.
Malaysian authorities have confiscated more than 15,000 Bibles in recent months because they referred to “God” as “Allah,” a translation that has been banned in the Muslim-majority country, Christian church officials said Thursday.
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