Churches destroyed after blasphemy sentence handed down

Three Christian churches in Indonesia were destroyed by an angry mob during clashes with police Tuesday that erupted after a local court handed down a verdict against a Christian man accused of blasphemy against Islam, authorities said. The man was given a five-year sentence, said national police spokesman Col. Boy Rafli Amar, but the protesters [...]

Freedom of Religion

Christians and Moslem can not live together in harmony. Altough, uur country accept the principle “freedom of religion”, but the freedom is always limited by the mayority of moslem population. I think that moslems and christians can not live together in harmony forever except all people become Mohammedan followers. Is it true that a religion [...]

Indonesian Christians say no to Christmas protection by Muslim radicals

by Mathias Hariyadi In league with Indonesia’s police chief, Islamic Defender Front leader Risieq Shihab promises to protect Christians but only if their communities are authorised. Catholics and Protestants reject the offer because it would curtail religious freedom and negatively affect relations between Christians and local authorities, who alone have the right to provide security [...]

President Obama’s Speech at University of Indonesia

President Obama’s Speech at University of Indonesia: “… May our two nations work together, with faith and determination …” Jakarta, November 10, 2010     Thank you for this wonderful welcome. Thank you to the people of Jakarta. And thank you to the people of Indonesia.I am so glad that I made it to Indonesia, [...]

Inner’s Heart Conversation

There is no enemy that can not be conquered by love. There is no illness that can not be cured by love and affection. There is no hostility that can not be forgiven by sincerity. There is no difficulty that can not be solved by perseverance. There is no stone that can not be broken [...]

Some People Have Planned to burn Koran in USA

Hearing tha some people of Christians have a planning for burning Koran to mark ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, I do not agree for them like religious leader in my country. Religious leaders and promoters of pluralism in the country have condemned the plans of a church in Florida in the US to [...]

Religion and life

In my country, people are known practice their religion as their way of life. But religion could not build a better life between religions. For example A group of 500 Islamic extremists blocked Christians from the Huria Protestant Church (Hkbp) in a field where the Sunday service was taking place. The incident occurred last July [...]

Bekasi, insults and threats from Islamic extremists at a Protestant prayer meeting

07/21/2010 14:09 INDONESIA Bekasi, insults and threats from Islamic extremists at a Protestant prayer meeting Mathias Hariyadi More than 500 blocked the entrance to the field where the function was being held. The Huria Protestant Church celebrates in the open because their prayer hall was declared illegal. Thanks to the police, there were no consequences [...]

Tifatul chided for lingking sex tape to crucifixion

Tifatul chided for linking sex tape scandal to crucifixion (19/6/10)Communications and Information Technology Minister Tifatul Sembiring has spent most of the past two days fending off an onslaught of Twitter attacks after he compared a sex tape controversy to the theological debate between Christians and Muslims about the death of Jesus Christ. He said Thursday [...]

Christianity’s Surge in Indonesia

Monday, Apr. 26, 2010 Christianity’s Surge in Indonesia By Hannah Beech / Temanggung   They flocked to the open field by the hundreds to praise Allah. In a village in central Java, just a few miles from where Indonesian special forces shot dead an Islamic terrorist linked to the fatal July bombings of two hotels [...]