Mulyanto Nurhalim’s crime? He was suspected of proselytizing among Muslims, which is forbidden under Islamic law. In reality, the Buddhists were only bringing food to impoverished villagers. But they’re Buddhists in a majority Muslim land, and one that is rapidly discarding its former much-vaunted “moderation,” and so they have to watch themselves.
“Buddhist monk threatened by Islamists (Video),” by Mathias Hariyadi, Asia News, February 12, 2018 (thanks to C. Cantoni):
Jakarta (AsiaNews) – In the village of Kebon Baru (Banten province), an unknown radical Islamic group forced the Buddhist monk Mulyanto Nurhalim to sign an agreement, in which the religious committed himself to abandon his home following accusations of proselytism . The episode happened last February 4, but was unearthed only six days after an online video that portrays the monk reading and signing the document went viral.
To wrath of the Islamists was sparked by a charity project undertaken by the Buddhist monk. Spreading fish eggs, he intended to transform an abandoned ditch, where the villagers once used to extract sand, into a peach nursery to be made available to the community. The extremists have however accused Mulyanto Nurhalim of wanting to proselytize local Muslims through his “emotional solicitation”.
“I declare my intention to leave my house in Babad, Legok district, by February 10th – the monk states in the video reading a document – I undertake not hold rituals or recitations of prayer (at my house), since other Buddhists (from neighboring villages) have regularly visited to join me. Third parties consider their visits ‘prayer activities’ and raised the immediate concerns of the local population. If I violate this ‘agreement’, I will not object to legal action against me. This letter is signed without any intimidation”. “Is it okay like that?”, The monk exclaims towards the end of the movie, while a voiceover presses him to sign the sheet that he holds in his hands. “First you have to sign it, come on, sign it!”, responds a man.
On February 7, local authorities held a clarifying meeting in the presence of the monk and “third parties”. Some villagers have accused the Buddhist religious of having used his home as a “secret prayer center” and have requested that no more sacred objects and accessories be introduced. Mulyanto Nurhalim rejected the accusations, saying that the Buddhists used to bring only food and other basic necessities. At the end of the discussion, the authorities decided that the accusations made by the fundamentalists are groundless and that regular visits by Buddhists can not be considered religious activities….
Marina says
Muslims can never live in peace with non-muslims. The intolerant teachings of Islam wont permit them to do so.
Champ says
“In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.” — Pamela Geller
Sam says
Muslims can not live in peace with other Muslims also.
WESTPAC Spy says
It’s all our fault. We caused this because… Crusades!
Abu taleb says
No, it is our fault because we don’t want to become muslims
John says
Crusades happened because Christians got sick of being MURDERED and their land taken by muslims, learn your HISTORY then open your Mouth.
afrostreetwise says
I hope you, like WESTPAC Spy, is being sarcastic.
J D S says
Maria and OTHERS……you are right Muslims will never be able to live in peace with other religions. The CRUSADES and later Charles Mattel sort of stabilized Islam for a time but over the centuries since, the west lost its guts and allowed Islam to drive the stabilising Christian religion from their lands. Christianity has been the stabilising point of the whole world, since it came upon the scene.
Now we are at a crossroads…..Either we bring Christianity back to the forefront or we plunge ourselves into the murky sludge of a so called religion that promotes all kind of atrocities. No real religion does such, other than islam. Islam has, as I have mentioned before always used FORCE and FEAR to maintain itself. Today’s Muslim my say “I’m not held is Islam by FEAR” Yes he is, FEAR that was started centuries ago.
Either one of three things must happen to stabilize Islam. (1) The world leaders (COURTS) must PASS LAWS to punish any religion that promotes a militant political faction in their religion (2) Islam must police itself and remove such atrocious activities within their religion and (3) The world must return to the Christianity that it once knew by realising that Jesus loves us as we TRY to conform to His plan, set forth in the New Testament, knowing we will never reach perfection.We need to REPENT!
It is doubtful that (2) or (3) will ever happen leaving (1) but with the so called leadership that is out there now and the fact that the fear of being called islamophobic, racist and the political correctness that have replaced sanity in our governments. Well there isn’t much light at the end of the proverbial tunnel.
MAY GOD HELP US…WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY AND WE ARE IT!
larry says
Muslims cannot even live in peace with other Muslims.
DHazard says
Islam seems to rewire the mind so that Muslims see every non-Muslim who’s just trying to help as some kind of threat. To them religion = fear+hatred. They can’t handle the possibility that someone could have a happy, fulfilling life without Islam (and maybe even with it) They view life as a testing ground for weeding out the people who don’t live in dread of Hell and who follow a pointless, life denying set of 7th century rules. You can’t be a devout Muslim and a halfway decent person at the same time.
By definition if you are a Muslim then you are unhappy, racist, misogynist, suspicious of others, self important, whiny, and envious of people who don’t share in the misery, poverty and ignorance that follows Islam wherever it takes hold.
WPM says
From the story he went to the village to help them start a fish farm in ditches created by sand mining ,and to help plant a fruit trees .The idiot extremist could not even accuse him of saying or doing anything related to proselytizing in the village. “the extremist have however accuse Mulyanto Nurhalim of Wanted to proselytize though his emotional solicitation.” The idiot Islamics are saying they read this man,s mind on what he wanted to do? Emotional solicitation I guess that means if you are kind and generous to fellow humans with no though of repayment out of the kindness of your heart your a dangerous agent .What is that old Chinese saying give a man a fish he will eat for a day ,teach him to fish he will eat for a life time. Give a Moslem a fish ,he will mug you for your wallet, try to teach a Moslem to fish he will beat you to death with your fishing pole.
WPM says
I like to add he will complain he is still hungry and its your religions fault he had to kill you.
WESTPAC Spy says
What do you mean “seems to?”
Guy Forester says
I got news for you. Just about any other religion IS a threat to Islam, especially if it emphasizes personal responsibility for one’s actions, being merciful and kind to others, forgiving others for their errors, etc.
The truth is, there are many muslims out there that would like to learn more about chrstianity, the bible, and some would like to leave islam. The governments of most Islamic countries make it difficult, if not impossible to have any kind of public meeting that might even accidentally entice a muslim to go there. TV/Radio broadcasts can be blocked or censored. That is why the internet is such a threat to islam and communism. The leaders need to be able to hold the key to the internet and to monitor/censor all materials, including e-mail.
I could go on, but I think JW, Religion of Peace, and the regular news make it plain how Islamic states really operate.
John says
You forgot BIGOTED
mgoldberg says
It’s always amazed me how Islam, muslims can get away with such as disallowing anyone from praying on the Temple Mount in Israel, and I don’t mean formal services but simply addressing their creator.
That said, anyone who goes up there evincing some kind of prayer is commiting a crime.
A CRIME?!?
For what…. praying?!?
Yes, because it’s …. dirty and beneath muslims to have to see or know it’s going on
Now…. that’s the bigotry of Islam, and the stupidity of the world to ignore that.
So… back to Indonesia. A buddhist monk has others praying in his home, and what does it do, get muslims to threaten him for criminal charges for allowing praying in his own home.
Got that??
Now, when will all the other religions simply not bow to the power of Islam’s Jihad, and or threat of that, and simply call them for what they, the muslims and islam are?
abu taleb says
>So… back to Indonesia. A buddhist monk has others praying in his home, and what does it do, get muslims to threaten him for criminal charges for allowing praying in his own home.
I think the muslims are going to beat him to death, and the killers (it can be tens or hundreds) will not be punished or at most jailed for several months.
That is Indonesia, the country which is considered as an example of a good muslim country.
FYI, I am an Indonesian living in Indonesia
gravenimage says
Be safe, abu taleb.
abu taleb says
Thank you.
In fact, every one of us should be careful, including the ones who live in western countries. There is no real safe place on earth from the threat of the muslims.
WESTPAC Spy says
You are so right, brudda (about the threat of muslims).
Guy Forester says
Those from Islamic countries that move to the west are still watched. If they choose to leave islam, bad things can happen to the families in the home country.
mortimer says
It is more and more urgent to deprogram Muslims RIGHT OUT OF ISLAM, since they will soon promote a world war… a nuclear war if they are not deprogrammed.
All the deprogramming resources are already in existence, but must be translated by armies of translators into Urdu, Indonesian, Malay, Arabic, Swahili, Russian and French, the common languages of most Muslims.
When the DEPROGRAMMING texts are available (in translation) to more than 90% of Muslims, the ultimate demise of Islam will be certain.
gravenimage says
Mortimer, you keep saying this–but when has even a single Muslim ever been “deprogrammed” in this manner? You have never said.
RodSerling says
Mortimer,
I mostly agree with Gravenimage and Honest Ali on the idea that deprogramming is not going to solve the problem. In the West, deprogramming or otherwise converting Muslims out of Islam is a method that, alone, will not result in enough Muslims leaving Islam in the short time-frame we require. That such a project would be taken on in the first place also assumes that society generally and our leaders and authorities in particular would recognize the need to implement it. How do you ensure that the majority of Muslims would actually convert out of Islam due to the deprogramming, without using very heavy-handed methods that are probably more severe than other solutions such as stopping immigration from Muslim countries and sending Muslims to those countries? We can talk about Islam endlessly, and maybe gain a few converts out of Islam, while the vast majority of Muslims–due to their higher birth rates combined with the very low birth rates of the non-Muslim hosts–become pluralities and then majorities in our cities, then states/provinces, then countries, and all the while they can simply laugh off our “deprogramming” efforts (if they are not allowed to protest against those efforts). Most of the problem will have to be dealt with by stopping immigration of Muslims and by somehow getting the vast majority of them out of our countries, and introducing laws or enforcing existing laws that will make the full practice of Islam very difficult (e.g., regarding the many areas of Islamic practice that conflict with Western laws), thereby making our countries unattractive to Muslims. The major obstacle stopping us from taking these common-sense measures is anti-Western leftism, which is dominating our political system, the media, and key areas of academia.
gravenimage says
Video from Indonesia: Muslims threaten Buddhist monk, force him to sign agreement to abandon his home
………………………
How *dare* Buddhists feed people?
God, I hate Islam.
HugoHackenbush says
From Ayn Rand:
In any conflict between two men (or two groups) who hold the same basic principles, it is the more consistent one who wins.
In any collaboration between two men (or two groups) who hold different basic principles, it is the more evil or irrational one who wins.
When opposite basic principles are clearly and openly defined, it works to the advantage of the rational side; when they are not clearly defined, but are hidden or evaded, it works to the advantage of the irrational side.
gravenimage says
Generally true.
Halal Bacon says
light it up
CRUSADER says
Love your name!
Tasty!
Karen says
Well, is this Islam’s great tolerance of religious minorities? When does the tolerance part begin? These low-lives seem to be employing a technique Mohammed frequently used; get someone to sign an “agreement”. Then, when the hapless signer decides they can’t keep the agreement, he gets legally hammered. I’m very grateful the authorities ruled against the Muslim thugs in this case who clearly have been intimidating the poor monk.
CRUSADER says
Next to Vile Jihadists….
….Muslim Realtors are among the worst of the worst.
Infidel says
+1 trillion… Muslim Realtors are one of the most treacherous and dishonest lot U will meet and so also Muslim car dealers and mechanics… They will esp milk U to the max because lying and cheating infidel is not a crime in their holy book. Moreover, land Jehaad is an important aspect of conquest of the alien infidel land other than love jehaad. One of the most traitorous lot U will ever meet..
Sharyati says
Dont rent your houses. In India especially when they come in to a predominantly Hindu place they slowly pull in their kin and kith, make the place uninhabitable and then the others automatically run out of the place. This i have seen happening in a couple of villages just 10km from my native village.
CRUSADER says
Yes. I’ve seen reports on this.
CRUSADER says
Infidel, have you seen those t-shirts with MLD “Infidel” logos on them? Classic.
Major League Doorkickers.
Lydia Church says
Let’s take a look at what Christianity looks like:
When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him. He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying,
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
“Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
“Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery’; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat also. Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven…
“Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
“So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men.
“When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men.
For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.
“Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting.
“In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”
Select verses taken from Matthew 5-7, the “Sermon on the Mount”.
It is like the complete opposite of islam and the mandates in the koran.
infidel says
As a Hindu I CAN VOUCH that Buddhists, esp the monks, are some of the most peaceful and best individuals that U will ever meet and they are AN ASSET to any society where they live. But these INTOLERANT WORMS FILLED WITH HATE will not understand. The monk was trying to do something good and even that these worms resent. They intimidate him to sign the document and then they say that he is signing it without any intimidation. And these same worms will go to non_muslim counties and demand special privileges…I SPIT ON THEM!!
Garfield says
I agree. But you’re insulting worms. The vile supremacists and their death cult are nowhere NEAR as good as worms.
CRUSADER says
True, ….think about it:
would you rather be reincarnated into a worm or a Muslim?
infidel says
THE PLUNDERING AND DESTRUCTION OF THE ICONIC HINDU BUDDHIST NALANDA UNIVERSITY in 1193 by BARBARIC ISLAM..
In 1193, the Nalanda University complex was destroyed by Turkish Muslim invaders under Bakhtiyar Khalji; this event is seen as the final milestone in the decline and near extinction of Buddhism in India. He also burned Nalanda’s a major Buddhist library and Vikramshila University, as well as numerous Bhuddhist monasteries in India. When the Tibetan translator, Chag Lotsawa Dharmasvamin (Chag Lo-tsa-ba, 1197 – 1264), visited northern India in 1235, Nalanda was damaged, looted, and largely deserted, but still standing and functioning with seventy students.
Nalanda University Library
According to Tibetan accounts, ancient NalandaUniversity’s library called Dharmaganjaconsisted of three grand buildings called Ratnasagara, Ratnodadhi and Ratnaganjaka. In the nine storeyed Ratnodadhi, sacred scripts called Prajna-paramita-sutra, and Tantric works such as Samajaguhyawere stored [Subhodeep Mukhopadhyay].The Chinese scholar monk, Xuan Zangrecorded: “The whole establishment is surrounded by a brick wall. One gate opens into the great college, from which are separated eight other halls standing in the middle.” The grandeur of the Nalanda library encapsulated the spirit of the university.
When the savage Bakhtiyar Khilji sacked Nalanda, the library burnt for 3 months. Nothing denotes the violent end to the knowledge enshrined at Nalanda more than the image of the burning library: a library whose vast resources are captured in the vivid image of the length of time it took to burn.
He [Bakhtiyar Khilji] used to carry his depredations into those parts and that country until he organised an attack upon the fortified city of Bihar. Trustworthy persons have related on this wise, that he advanced to the gateway of the fortress of Bihar with two hundred horsemen in defensive armour, and suddenly attacked the place. There were two brothers of Farghanah, men of learning, one Nizamu-ud-Din, the other Samsam-ud-Din (by name) in the service of Muhammad-i-Bakhtiyar; and the author of this book [Minhaj] met with at Lakhnawati in the year 641 H, and this account is from him.
These two wise brothers were soldiers among that band of holy warriors when they reached the gateway of the fortress and began the attack, at which time Muhammad-i-Bakhtiyar, by the force of his intrepidity, threw himself into the postern of the gateway of the place, and they captured the fortress and acquired great booty. The greater number of inhabitants of that place were Brahmans, and the whole of those Brahmans had their heads shaven; and they were all slain.
There were a great number of books there; and, when all these books came under the observation of the Musalmans, they summoned a number of Hindus that they might give them information respecting the import of those books; but the whole of the Hindus were killed.[Subhodeep Mukhopadhyay] On becoming acquainted (with the contents of the books), it was found that the whole of that fortress and city was a college, and in the Hindu tongue, they call a college Bihar.”
Destruction of Nalanda University based on popular Islamic Bengali Theater
An account of the Destruction of Nalanda from a 19th cent. Islamic Bengali theater is given below.
Qutub-ud-din Aibak to Bakhtiar Khilji: Khilji, I want you to march towards the Bay of Bengal and bring this entire Kafir (infidel) land under my rule. It is time for us to spread the teachings of the Holy Prophet, declared the Sultan.
As Khilji stopped his troops a couple of miles from the Nalanda complex, he was awed by its size and grandeur. What is this magnificent complex? He wondered. He ordered his soldier Abdulla to investigate. Abdulla went towards the complex gate where the guard stopped him. The guard informed him that, as the tradition went, he had to answer three questions before he entered the complex. Unable to answer, Abdulla got irritated and went back to his master the general himself galloped towards the gate and ordered his men to follow him. The guard stopped Muhammad Khilji and asked him the same questions he had asked Abdulla. He calmly drew his sword and beheaded the guard.
After the prayers were over, Bakhtiar Khilji and his troops were truly energized. The general ordered the troops to swarm the university and spare no infidels. Thousands of monks and students were beheaded and blood flowed in streams. Temples[Subhodeep Mukhopadhyay], Stupas, and statues were destroyed. Those who could run tried to save their lives by hiding in the library as no one inside the university was taught to be a fighter. Moreover, they had no arms and were defenseless. The general and his men came in front of the library. An old monk came from inside and begged the general to spare at least the library.
“Books will do no harm, please do not destroy the library,” begged the old monk.
“Is there a copy of the Holy Quran inside?” asked the general.
“No, there is not,” replied the monk.
The answer infuriated the general beyond limits. The monks had to be punished , “And if any believe not in Allah and His Messenger, We have prepared, for those who reject Allah, a Blazing Fire!”
“Then, it is settled. Burn the library,” he ordered his troops as he swung his sword again, beheading the old monk.
As the library was engulfed in flames trapping those who had taken refuge in the building Bakhtiar Khilji, who was utterly disgusted at the practice of idolatry he had just witnessed, addressed his soldier Abdulla.
“Brother Abdulla, It is going to take a long time to eradicate idolatry from Hindustan. Insha’Allah, we will succeed one day, and we will clean this place forever. We shall make this Kafir land truly Dar Al-Islam.”
The burning of the library continued for several months and “smoke from the burning manuscripts hung for days like a dark pall over the low hills.”
infidel says
As a Hindu… MY BLOOD FCKING BURNS EVERY TIME I THINK ABOUT THIS PIECE OF GORY HISTORY..
Sharyati says
Yes painful and sad. Wrankles even now. And yet in India Islamic kings and sultans are portrayed like they are wonderful, liberal rulers when in reality they were Jihadi and rapping machines. To add insult to injury the new e-established Nalanda University had for its first Vice Chancellor Amartya Sen another Muzzi bum licker. Just like the erstwhile Muslim Jihadi looters he too had misappropriated a lot of funds.
Cthulhu says
Religion of peace… piece of sh..t.
infidel says
How do U make a MAD MUSLIM even more madder?? U do not even have to insult Islam or their prophet. All U have to do is pray to Ur own God in front of him and even if U were to pray for his welfare, this worm will get mad …..
Guy Forester says
Now you know what is going on in Burma. They do not want to end up like Indonesia.
Garfield says
I know but that’s bcs I do my own research instead of being brainwashed by CNN and the rest of the liberal TV shows. The mainstream media is hiding the truth about Islam. Its so wrong to lie about what’s really in the Koran. Why do they want to keep people ignorant? They should be screaming about gay hatred and lack of women’s rights in Islam, issues the claim to care about!!! I was going to add that they should loudly denounce Islams antisemitism but they really don’t even claim to care about that anymore. Shameful. The mainstream media portrays rohingyas as victims.
Guy Forester says
Victimhood apparently sells. And the OPEC people that own large shares of the MSM companies get to dictate policies and editorial content.
MFritz says
Indonesia is at almost 90% muslim. Every other minority should better leave now. It’s NOT going to get any better. Mark my words.