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Malaysian Christians reject permit to sing Christmas carols

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

Christians from two churches in Malaysia rejected a requirement that they will need a police permit to sing Christmas carols in their parishes or their homes.

Bishop Paul Tan Chee Ing, head of the Malaysian bishops’ conference, told Vatican-based Fides news that the country will soon be in “a police state” if authorities continue demanding such “bureaucratic requirements.”

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