Muslims shut down Protestant church

Muslims of the Islamic Defender Front aided by local officials recently shut down a Protestant church in Jatinangor on rumors that the church was a haven for newly baptised Christians.

Suicide Attack At Indonesia Church Kills 1, Injures 20

A suicide bomber attacked a Protestant church packed with worshippers in Indonesia’s Central Java province on Sunday, September 25, killing himself while injuring over 20 others, police and officials said.

Indonesian Mayor again refuses to grant Church Permit

indonesiaA mayor in West Java who disregarded a Supreme Court ruling to reinstate the building permit of a church in Bogor has also dismissed a recommendation by the National Ombudsman Institute to comply with the ruling.

Two Indonesian Churches Torched

indonesiaTwo house churches in Riau were burned down Tuesday, the latest of a series of attacks on minority religious groups in Indonesia.

Angry Indonesia Muslims Surround Homes Of Christians

Tensions remained high Sunday, December 26, near Jakarta where a group of angry Muslims backed by police surrounded homes of Christians in protests against what they called “unauthorized religious services”, Worthy News learned.

Christians Attacked Again in Indonesia, Leader Stabbed

A church leader was stabbed in the stomach along with a reverend hit in the head with a wooden plank during an attack on a group of Christians in Indonesia’s province of West Java on Sunday. This is the sixth reported attack on the Protestant church.

Mob Surrounds Church in Indonesia, Christians Attacked

Hundreds of Muslim militants surrounded and attacked a Protestant church in Indonesia’s province of West Java, injuring at least a dozen Christians including a pastor on Sunday, August 8.

Indonesia Court Pressured To Repeal Blasphemy Laws

A major Christian rights group has urged Indonesia’s Constitutional Court to repeal blasphemy laws that it claims have been “widely misused to persecute religious minorities” in the Islamic country.

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