Comments for Press Release: Bar commends notification requirement for converts at http://www.malaysianbar.org.my , comment 0 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.malaysianbar.org.my Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:29:37 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/press_statements/press_release_bar_commends_notification_requirement_for_converts.html#pc_6365 Notification is but the first step... Should conversion lead to automatic divorce...? Can the new Muslim convert still not continue being a family with the non-Muslim spouse, and their children.. Me and my relationship with God is a personal matter... and why suddenly a person decides to convert from one religion to another is sometimes a 'mystery' -- but why should a person's conversion affect his family life and his community life? Consider this.... By the way, maybe the Bar Council should get together a little committee and proposed draft legislations (or amendment in certain legislations) to address some of the problems and concerns when a member of a family OR a spouse converts. How do we protect rights of elderly parents, siblings and other dependents? How do we deal with rights of the spouse of a new-Muslim-convert? What happens to children - their choice of religion, etc...(oh yes, remember Malaysia has ratified the Child Rights Convention....) Charles Hector - Charles Hector Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:03:23 +0100