![]() ![]() There are also large ethnic Indian and Chinese minorities. Just over 60 percent of Malaysia's 25 million people are Muslims, and only some nine percent are Christians. Islam also regards the portrayal of prophets through pictures or images as a sin. The story of the crucifixion contradicts the Koran, which characterizes Jesus not as the Son of God who died for mankind's sins, but as a Muslim prophet who was taken up to heaven without dying. Gibson's interpretation of the biblical account of the crucifixion opens in the Southeast Asian country next month, but moviegoers will have to show national identification cards - which show religious affiliation - at cinemas to ensure that only Christians are allowed in. ![]() Pacific Rim Bureau () - Mel Gibson's movie "The Passion of the Christ" may have packed theaters in many parts of the world, including the Middle East, but the authorities in Malaysia don't want Muslims to see it. ![]() Malaysia Won't Allow Muslims to see Gibson's 'The Passion' ![]()
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