Sharia in action in Indonesia: Islamic supremacists force closure of nine churches and six Buddhist temples

"Aceh is a special territory that enforces Sharia." And that means that non-Muslims cannot build new houses of worship or repair old ones -- it's Islamic law.

Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: "Nine churches and six Buddhist temples shut down under Islamist pressure in Banda Aceh," by Mathias Hariyadi for Asia News, October 18 (thanks to Kreen Akrore):

Jakarta (AsiaNews) - Authorities in Banda Aceh, capital of the Aceh Special Territory, ordered the closure of nine Christian home churches and six Buddhist prayer houses for alleged irregularities in their building permit. According to Deputy Mayor Hajjah Illiza Sa'aduddin Djamal, the buildings were illegal because they lacked the right permit. Under the law, private homes cannot be used "for religious ceremonies or functions."
"Aceh is a special territory that enforces Sharia," she said and home churches violate the law because they lack the appropriate building permit (Izin Mendirikan Bangunan in Indonesian).

The issue is more complicated in the case of Christian places of worship because the latter require the agreement of a certain number of local residents and that of the local interfaith dialogue group. Under the pressure of radical Muslim groups, permits are often denied.

Deputy Mayor Djamal also wants the authorities to monitor the activities of Buddhist and Christian communities to ensure that their services are performed in the right places. This is necessary, in her view, to "maintain interfaith harmony." At the same time, "we shall not issue any new permit for other churches or vihara (Buddhist temples)."

Local Muslim extremists welcomed the decision. Yusuf Al-Qardhawy, head of the Aceh branch of the Islamic Defence Front (FPI), called on other jurisdictions to follow Banda Aceh, enforce Islamic law and stop any non-Muslim worship activity that is not approved.

He said the situation would be monitored constantly to ensure that rules are respected. Local sources note that the municipal order shutting Buddhist and Christian places of worship follows a complaint filed by Islamists concerning an "improper" use of buildings....

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gravenimage | October 18, 2012 8:49 AM | Reply

Sharia in action in Indonesia: Islamic supremacists force closure of nine churches and six Buddhist temples
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Yet more proof—if any was needed—that all us Infidels are in this together, and that we all suffer at the hands of Islam.

"Aceh is a special territory that enforces Sharia." And that means that non-Muslims cannot build new houses of worship or repair old ones -- it's Islamic law.
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It is indeed. It is also true that Aceh *now has stoning on the books*. I wonder how it will be before we have the first victim in "modern, moderate" Indonesia?

Jakarta (AsiaNews) - Authorities in Banda Aceh, capital of the Aceh Special Territory, ordered the closure of nine Christian home churches and six Buddhist prayer houses for alleged irregularities in their building permit. According to Deputy Mayor Hajjah Illiza Sa'aduddin Djamal, the buildings were illegal because they lacked the right permit.
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"Lacked the right permit"—the merest gloss of "modernity". In actuality, repairing any Infidel place of worship is banned under Shari'ah, unless the local Poo-Bah decides on a whim to allow it. Of course, then he opens himself up to charges of being "insufficiently Islamic", and may be violently deposed by his devout people.

The issue is more complicated in the case of Christian places of worship because the latter require the agreement of a certain number of local residents and that of the local interfaith dialogue group...
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Again, it is apparent that Christians and Buddhists have no actual rights. They live on the sufferance of fickle Muslim rulers, and the sufferance of their fickle Muslim "neighbors". And this, as we know, can turn oppressive—or even murderous—at any time.

Deputy Mayor Djamal also wants the authorities to monitor the activities of Buddhist and Christian communities to ensure that their services are performed in the right places. This is necessary, in her view, to "maintain interfaith harmony."
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As so often in Dar-al-Islam, "interfaith harmony" hinges on the filthy Kuffar being properly oppressed...

This, too, is Shari'ah.

Local Muslim extremists welcomed the decision. Yusuf Al-Qardhawy, head of the Aceh branch of the Islamic Defence Front (FPI), called on other jurisdictions to follow Banda Aceh, enforce Islamic law and stop any non-Muslim worship activity that is not approved.
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Absolutely predictable. Once Shari'ah is fully enforced in Banda Aceh, I knew the pressure to impose Islamic law in other parts of Indonesia would start.

Jakarta may have believed that they were containing "radical Islam" by allowing Shari'ah law in Aceh, but they just gave the "Islamists" a foot in the door. Of course, anyone at Jihad Watch could have told them that...

sean | October 18, 2012 8:57 AM | Reply

I thought Christians were 'People of the Book', whose rights and property should be protected, though of course Buddhists are filthy idolaters who must be exterminated.

gail duituturaga | October 18, 2012 9:15 AM | Reply

Lest we not forget Banda Aceh was hit with a mighty tidle wave and the aid was immediatly sent from Christian countries all over the world. Don't know about Buddhists.
But I do think that the muslims should leave the buddhists be. Seem like a nice group.

salah replied to comment from gail duituturaga | October 18, 2012 10:14 AM | Reply

"..the aid was immediatly sent from Christian countries.."

A dog never bites the hand that feeds it, a savage does.

dumbledoresarmy | October 18, 2012 11:45 PM | Reply

And meanwhile, Muslims break all the rules in non-Muslim countries.

Muslims 'pray' - that is, perform their ritual threat displays and claiming of 'turf' for the Ummah, or Mohammedan Mob - *everywhere*.

And yowl and squawk if anybody complains or tries to stop them.

Look what they just did in the **the close of Westminster Abbey**.

http://www.newenglishreview.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/44321
Saturday, 6 October 2012
Space once Islamic is islam's forever - staking their claim

And they have unauthorised 'prayer halls' all over the place.

However, *infidels* can use planning regs to squelch mosques...the fightback is beginning, as we figure out what mosques are *really* all about.

http://lawandfreedomfoundation.org/

We have 1000 times more just cause to forbid and prevent the building of mosques in our territory, than Muslims have to forbid the building of churches, synagogues, shrines and temples in *their* territory.

Because *our* places of worship are NOT 'safe houses', arsenals, magazines, bomb factories, hotbeds of sedition and criminal activity, forts, and military command-and-control centres..but mosques *are*.

gravenimage replied to comment from dumbledoresarmy | October 19, 2012 7:37 PM | Reply

Dumbledore's Army wrote:

Look what they just did in the **the close of Westminster Abbey**.
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Thanks for the link, DDA. I watched the video.

This is *appalling*. What these supremacist Muslims are doing is claiming the venerable Westminster Abby *as a Mosque*.

I just hope the native Brits understand the ugly significance of what these Mohammedans are up to.

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