# Malaysian Muslims

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malaysian-muslims/691431>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 23, 2014, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malaysian-muslims/691431 "2014-06-23T09:26:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malaysian-muslims/691431/21 "2014-06-24T13:56:08Z")

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> [@Doctor\_Why\_Bother](#):
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> Look, the way I see it, **Miller** made a simple false equivalence. Easy mistake to make, done it myself plenty of times. But from where I’m sitting it seems like a pretty clear false equivalence. What am I missing?

It _is_ a false equivalence. But your characterization of the counterexample as “some dude” is no more accurate.

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**Author:** ![tagos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@tagos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tagos)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malaysian-muslims/691431/22 "2014-06-24T15:10:39Z")

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> [@YogSosoth](#):
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> Is there an apostasy law in Malaysia?

There’s a somewhat harsh blasphemy law which has just got a new set of teeth to persecute non muslims with.

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**Author:** ![Hector\_St\_Clare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@Hector\_St\_Clare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hector_St_Clare)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malaysian-muslims/691431/23 "2014-06-24T15:37:38Z")

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From what I understand (from a friend who works there) things are pretty OK for Hindus and Christians in Malaysia (and presumably other religions). They aren’t held to Muslim standards of personal behaviour, etc. with a few exceptions. Its the Malay Muslims who suffer from restrictive personal laws, and especially those Muslims who wish to convert.

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