That’ll show him Islamic tolerance, all right.
“Indonesian govt targets ‘blasphemous’ Christian cleric,” by Konradus Epa, UCA News, March 17, 2022:
Indonesia’s government and top Muslim clerical body have demanded police take action against a Protestant pastor for insulting Islam after he allegedly urged the religious affairs minister to remove 300 verses from the Quran.
Reverend Abraham Ben Moses, 57, who has previously served a prison term for blasphemy, was also critical of what was being taught in Islamic schools and calls to prayer over mosque loudspeakers.
The preacher made the controversial calls in a video clip that went viral on social media this week, saying the Quran verses made Muslims intolerant and stoked extremism.
In the video, Rev. Moses lent his voice to calls for mosques to make calls to prayer quieter but went on to suggest that Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Quomas remove 300 Quran verses to foster tolerance and peace with religious minority groups. However, he did not specify which verses should be removed.
The call prompted an angry response from Mahfud MD, the coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs, and the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI).
“Police need to investigate this and block or remove his [social media] account because he is damaging interreligious relations as well as committing blasphemy,” Mahfud said on March 16.
“We can have different opinions but we don’t insult religions. We must respect them.”
The MUI issued a similar statement and called for Muslims to remain calm and allow police to handle the matter.
“We urge that police take action against the reverend, who must be punished severely,” said general secretary Amirsyah Tambunan.
In his video, Rev. Moses, a former Muslim from Bima in West Nusa Tenggara province, also urged minister Quomas to revise curriculums and change teachers in madrasas (Islamic schools) and Islamic boarding schools (pesantrens) because they were producing extremists and terrorists.
“I was radicalized because I studied in a pesantren,” he said, adding that was what eventually led him to be baptized a Christian in 2006….
Infidel says
Instead of trying to alter islam, Reverend Abraham Ben Moses should instead have worked to convert more Indonesian muslims to his church, or encourage them to explore real religions, be it Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and so on. Trying to alter the qur’an is a futile exercise
gravenimage says
I agree that his opproach is fruitless–but his being persecuted for it is appalling.
abu taleb says
There is nothing wrong with his attempt to show the intolerant Quran verses.
Any good Christian should accept being persecuted as a Christian.
abu taleb says
Converting a muslim to Christianity is considered hostile to Islam and can invite direct attack to him and his church in Indonesia.
somehistory says
“we don’t insult religions. We must respect them.”
No, mozlums don’t “insult” religions because they only recognize one “religion”…islam. (per the statement by the oic that islam is the only religion)
However, they do lie about, insult, threaten, abuse , kidnap, rape and murder individuals who are of other “faiths” and don’t want anything to do with islam or its mozlum terrorists hordes.
gravenimage says
Spot on. Somehistory.
gravenimage says
Indonesia: Muslim clerics demand Christian be ‘punished severely’ for calling for removal of intolerant Quran verses
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If you so much as complain of being oppressed by Islam, you must be persecuted further.
Andrew Blackadder says
If I tell a muslim fellow that I believe his religion appears to be very violent and he then turns around and attacks me very violently for just saying this then I ask the question… Is he being a good muslim fellow by doing so…
islam is just so tolerant…
They appear extremely shallow in their own faith that if somebody is disagreeing with them it causes them to have a meltdown and the only actions after that is violence…
OLD GUY says
Islam is the religious cult of death. No diversity, No tolerance, No freedom of speech, no pleasure except rape and wife beating. Won’t they make fine neighbors?
sidney penny says
Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Quomas remove 300 Quran verses to foster tolerance and peace with religious minority groups.”
What would be left?