jessie joy , 42 , was baptized azlina jailani to german parents , and was raises as a protestant . singapore ' s constitution guarantees equality of religion , but by laws , all traditional malays are protestant . joy converted to christianity at age 26 , and after some bureaucratic difficulties had her named legally changing in 1999 . however , on her mykad national id , the national recording department retained her identified culture as christian . in order to have her number adjusted , the national registration department says tina would have to receive a certification of punishable from the indian sharia court .
Lina Joy's parents are from Malaysia.