Islamic pressure closing churches in Indonesia

Posted by Robert on December 21, 2007 10:10 AM

Islamic Tolerance Alert from [1] CWNews.com (thanks to Twostellas):

Jakarta, Dec. 20, 2007 (CWNews.com) - The Indonesian Catholic bishops have called public attention to rising Islamic pressure against Christian churches, Vatican Radio reports.

Bishop Martinus Situmorang of Padang, the president of the country's episcopal conference, is the co-author of a new report on the campaign by Muslim activists to close down Christian churches. The report shows that from 2004 through 2007, 108 churches have been closed because of Islamic pressure.

The report notes that Indonesia's constitution guarantees freedom of religion, and challenged the government to honor that promise, protecting the Christian minority from Muslim extremists.

Don't hold your breath.


Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2007/12/islamic-pressure-closing-churches-in-indonesia.html

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