Indonesia: Muslim mob burns two churches, pastor's home

Posted by Robert on February 3, 2010 3:38 AM

"When worship continued unabated, a mob took matters into its own hands."

Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: "Muslim Mob Burns Pastor's Home, 2 Churches," from International Christian Concern via [1] AINA, February 3:

Washington -- International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a Muslim mob set fire to a pastor's house and two Christian churches in North Sumatra, Indonesia, last Friday.

The arson followed a disagreement between Muslims and Christians over the location of buildings Christians would meet in for worship. The buildings were in the center of a predominantly Muslim community and were not registered as churches. When worship continued unabated, a mob took matters into its own hands.

According to The Jakarta Post, on Friday, January 29, a crowd of about 1000 Muslims surrounded the HKBP and GPdI church buildings and lit them on fire, also torching the pastor's house nearby....


Article printed from Jihad Watch: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/02/indonesia-muslim-mob-burns-two-churches-pastors-home.html

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