Dompok: Sabah and Sarawak will continue using ‘Allah’ in churches


PETALING JAYA: Sabah and Sarawak will continue using “Allah” in its churches despite Sidang Injil Borneo (SIB) losing its bid to challenge a ban on the word in its publications, said Tan Sri Bernard Dompok.

“This is a matter of language. If we are not allowed to use Malay, then maybe we need a new national language,” the former Upko president told a Sabah newspaper.

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