Will the Islamophobia never end? Here is a glimpse into the (near) future of Europe. “Yogyakarta Catholic family expelled because non-Muslim (video),” by Mathias Hariyadi, Asia News, April 2, 2019: Jakarta (AsiaNews) – Slamet Sumiarto…a Catholic painter, is the latest victim of religious intolerance in Yogyakarta special region after he and his family were expelled […]
Indonesia: Rally to promote moderate Islam canceled after threats of violence from Muslims screaming “Allahu akbar”
“Further incidents of provocation were planned. Our members would find it difficult to control their anger in the face of such flagrant exploitation of our religious symbols.” The “flagrant exploitation of our religious symbols” in question was the burning of a Hizb ut-Tahrir flag, because it contained the shahada, the Islamic profession of faith. You […]
Indonesia: Muslim groups called for knife attacks on non-Muslims a week before sword attack at church
Life grows less precarious for Christians in Indonesia in exact proportion to how much more observant in its Islam that nation becomes. “Calls for knife attacks preceded Sunday’s sword rampage in Yogyakarta church: Counter-terror official,” by Amy Chew, Channel News Asia, February 12, 2018: KUALA LUMPUR: Radical groups were calling for knife attacks in Indonesia […]
Video from Indonesia: Muslims attack church with machetes, injure priest and several churchgoers, behead statues
Pope Francis is doubtless on his way to Yogyakarta now, to explain to these Muslims that, as he has written, “authentic Islam and the proper understanding of the Koran reject every form of violence.” They just misunderstand their own religion, you see. If the great imam Francis can explain it to the poor dears, all […]
Indonesia: Museum official says wax Hitler “is one of the favorite for our visitors to take selfies with”
This is “moderate” Indonesia, but they read the same Qur’an as other Muslims do, and the Qur’an depicts the Jews as inveterately evil and bent on destroying the well-being of the Muslims. They are the strongest of all people in enmity toward the Muslims (5:82); they fabricate things and falsely ascribe them to Allah (2:79; […]
“Moderate” Indonesia: Muslims threaten to disrupt Christian celebration, force its cancellation
“But the Forum Ukhuwah Islamiyah (FUI), who are part of the Indonesian Ulema Council – a body of Muslims that converse between the Indonesian government and the Muslim community – wrote to the stadium officials asking them to not let the gathering go ahead because they believed it would involve evangelism.” Under Islamic law, Christians […]