A newly set up church in Taman Medan, Petaling Jaya had a rude shock today when protesters turned up at its doorstep demanding that it take down its cross.

 
Some 50 residents turned up outside the shoplot where the church is based demanding that a cross installed onto the wall be removed, according to a video uploaded by The Star Online .
 
The protesters had carried several placards, among them which read: "Do not create anger among Muslims", "Do not challenge the Muslims in Taman Medan" and "Taman Medan state assemblyperson is sleeping".
 
One protestor declared: "We do not want any quarters to put up a cross in an area that is 95 percent Muslim."
 
Another youth who wore a mask shouted: "We want that thing to be taken down or we will do it."
 
The group's leader and village chief Abdullah Abu Bakar reiterated that the church was in a Malay-majority area.
 
"If they have the authority to run (operate the church), how could we stop it but our concern is this is a Malay area and it should not be like this," he was quoted as saying.
 
Abdullah (left) was seen telling reporters later that the church agreed to remove the cross within "today or tomorrow".
 
According to The Star Online , police turned up 30 minutes later to control the crowd while the church congregation of 15 people requested privacy.

The executive councillor in charge could not be reached for comment.

The protest comes a month after Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali assured Christians he will protect religious freedom.

Last year, the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department seized copies of the Malay-language and Iban-language Bible which contained the word 'Allah' from the Bible Society Malaysia.

The holy books were returned after Azmin took over as MB, but such bibles will no longer be allowed in Selangor.

Selangor has an enactment which bans non-Muslims from using the word Allah - a term used by Christians from Sabah and Sarawak to refer to God.