The Church of the Assumption in Penang was attacked on Sunday, Jan. 26, by two men on a motorcycle who threw Molotov cocktails at the building. The building sustained minimal damage, as only one of the Molotov cocktails exploded. The attacks came less than 24 hours after five separate churches discovered banners that had been hung on their property with the phrase “Allah is great, Jesus is the son of Allah.” The slogan is extremely offensive to Muslims who do not want non-Muslims using the word “Allah.” The banners appear to have been put up by a group wishing to stir up trouble between Christians and Muslims. Each of the churches has filed a report with police about the act of vandalism. The use of “Allah” by non-Muslim groups has led to attacks in recent years.
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