Churches Can’t Be Built in Streets with Islamic

Bogor’s controversial mayor says he has a new reason not to allow the GKI Yasmin church to open — the name of the street on which it is built has an Islamic name. Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi said Bogor Mayor Diani Budiarto — who continues to defy rulings from the Supreme Court and Ombudsman [...]

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, THE PATH TO PEACE (Benedict XVI)

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE BENEDICT XVI FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD DAY OF PEACE 1 JANUARY 2011 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, THE PATH TO PEACE 1. At the beginning of the new year I offer good wishes to each and all for serenity and prosperity, but especially for peace. Sadly, the year now ending has [...]

Muslim radicals colonising the country, Indonesian bishops say

NDONESIA Muslim radicals colonising the country, Indonesian bishops say by Mathias Hariyadi The bishop of Padang warns against the systematic and organised spread of radical Islamic ideology. Political authorities are criticised for failing to stop the wave of violence. In the meantime, police is out in force to prevent anti-Christian violence over the Christmas period. [...]

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 [...]

FPI raids, seals church in Bandung

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Hardliners from three Muslim organizations have raided and sealed homes belonging to Christians in Rancaekek, Bandung, they claim were being used as churches. Some 200 to 300 supporters of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), the Islamic People’s Forum (FUI) and the Islamic Reform Movement (Garis), along with local public order officers [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

Islamism versus Islam according to Professor Kara

http://www.majalla. com/en/interview /article86374. ece Islamism Versus Islam An Interview with Professor Ismail Kara Turkish Islamists women attend 26 November 2006 in Istanbul a rally against the upcoming visit of Pope Benedict XVI. By Nicholas Birch Published: Sunday 18 July 2010 Updated: Sunday 18 July 2010 In this interview with The Majalla, Ismail Kara, professor of [...]