Malaysian government’s push for religious control highlights ministry need

Malaysia (MNN) — “According to the constitution, you are a Muslim.”Todd Nettleton with Voice of the Martyrs USA tells the story of the Malay people, whose government grants or restricts religious freedom based on ethnicity. Malays face the tightest restrictions: they are forbidden to convert from Islam, and people from other faith backgrounds are forbidden to witness to them. Still, the Malaysian government seeks further clamp down. They have recently floated laws that would strengthen the influ