Amer Hamzah Arshad has written the following article in Themalaysianinsider.com's Opinion column:

In the early 1990s, during the height of the second wave of the black metal scene in Norway, several churches were burned by a group who claimed to be Satanists and were members of the Norwegian black metal Inner Circle. Several notorious black metal musicians such as Varg Vikernes a.k.a Count Grishnackh, Samoth and Faust, among others, were said to be responsible for the attacks. The motive for those attacks was for a publicity stunt though they claimed that it was committed in the name of their faith.

So after my solat Jumaat (that means Friday prayers) yesterday, I was told that several churches in Kuala Lumpur were burned. The first thing that came to my mind is the church-burning incidents in Norway. Have the Norwegians come to our shore to spread their brand of black metal to the metalheads (for the record yours truly is a metal fan) in Malaysia? Was Varg Vikernes in Kuala Lumpur the previous night? That is not quite likely to happen because the last I heard about him was that though he was just released from prison, he is still on parole for the murder of a fellow black metal musician, infamously known as Euronymous. Anyway, he is too occupied in Norway spreading his ultra-right-wing philosophies there, so why would he be bothered about Malaysia when we have our own ultra-right-wing advocates?

So if the Norwegian black metal horde was not in Kuala Lumpur to set the churches on fire, then who did? And what would be the motive for such despicable acts?

It is hard not to link the incident with the recent ruling by the High Court over the usage of the name Allah. As reported in the media, several Muslim groups and Muslims are furious over the High Court’s decision. Therefore, it is not unlikely that there may be some ultra-right-wing religious extremists within this dissatisfied group who may have resorted to such methods. The existence of these Ultramen (not to be confused with the Japanese comic characters, Ultra brothers) is not something new. Given the fact that we have policies that segregate the Malaysians either 'directly or indirectly', it is just a matter of time before these Ultramen will rear their ugly heads in such a despicable manner.

As for motive, you don’t need to be a rocket scientist or even Sherlock Holmes, because even our ministers (who are world renowned for some of the most stupid and offensive statements in the history of mankind) can figure it out. It is obvious that the intention of those perpetrators is to spread terror and instil fear among Malaysians especially the non-Muslims. After all, terror and fear are effective tools to either perpetuate one’s propaganda or to suppress rights and/or freedom of individuals. This is especially true when the individuals do not have the intellect and capability to engage in any intellectual discourse over the “Allah” issue. To these misguided individuals, the church attacks are effective methods to scare the non-Muslims from using the name Allah and at the same time, protect the Muslim 'ummah' from being confused. Well, these Ultramen definitely do not represent or speak on my behalf or the other Muslims who truly believe in the teachings of Islam.

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