“The subject peoples … are forbidden to build new churches.” (Reliance of the Traveller, o11.5). “Muslims force closure of church in South Kalimantan, Indonesia,” Barnabas Fund, June 5, 2018: Local Muslims forced the closure of a Protestant church in Banjarmasin city, on the Indonesian island of South Kalimantan, on 22 May. Muslims claimed that the […]
Indonesia: Muslim cleric orders multiple jihad massacres
A Muslim cleric? A man who has dedicated his life to understanding Islam correctly and communicating it properly somehow got the idea that his religion commanded him to fight against and kill unbelievers? How could this have happened? Surely Pope Francis must be on his way to Indonesia right now to explain to Aman Abdurrahman […]
Ramadan begins in Indonesia as Muslims with swords attack police, one dead, three injured
Ramadan is the month of jihad, the month when Muslims strive to please Allah more fervently. And so because murdering Infidels who are considered to be at war with Allah is a pious act, there is generally more bloodshed during Ramadan than during the rest of the year. “1 dead, 3 injured in sword attack […]
Indonesia: Archbishop of Jakarta claims that jihad bombings at churches are “not a religious problem”
The prelate declares that the Surabaya attacks “are not a religious problem, but mainly concern the existence of the unified Republic of Indonesia (Nkri)”. In saying that these jihad attacks are “not a religious problem,” Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo of Jakarta is following the line of Pope Francis, who has said that “Muslim terrorism does not […]
Indonesia: Six jihad suicide bombers from one family attack three churches during Sunday Mass, killing at least 11
The family that slays together, stays together. When was the last time you heard about a family of Christians committing mass murder at three mosques? Of course, you have never heard of such a thing. Yet numerous analysts in the West will continue to insist that “every religion has its extremists.” There is no equivalent […]
Indonesia: Christian gets four years prison for remarks about the Qur’an
“Damis said that Moses’ conviction stems from his intentional act of spreading information to incite religious hatred against an individual, group or society.” Moses expressed an opinion about the Qur’an and Muhammad. It was, of course, not a favorable opinion. That is all he did to “incite religious hatred.” Note that this language is the […]
Indonesia: Muslim inmates murder five cops in prison where Jakarta’s ex-governor is held for “blasphemy”
Prisons the world over are hotbeds of jihadi recruitment and training. This kind of thing is bound to happen. “‘Militant’ inmates kill five police in prison where Jakarta’s ex-governor is held for blasphemy,” South China Morning Post, May 9, 2018: Five Indonesian police officers and a prisoner were killed in clashes at a high security […]
Indonesia: Man gets five years prison for “insulting Islam” and “spreading hate speech”
“The offending statements included ‘I am a Muslim and I truly testify that there is no god but Allah. I have seen Allah, have you?’ and ‘If a fake Muslim cleric has entered the political realm, then Quranic verses are not absolute truth anymore.’” From the looks of these statements, Bahari seems to be a […]
“Moderate” Indonesia: Man jailed for Facebook post insulting Islam
We are much more enlightened in the West. We don’t jail people for insulting Islam. We simply excoriate them as “racists” and “Islamophobes,” and ostracize them from polite society. We are much more advanced in the West. “Indonesian man jailed for Facebook post allegedly insulting Islam,” Ary News, April 30, 2018: JAKARTA: An Indonesian was […]
Muslim preacher says Muslims will go to hell for buying from Starbucks because it supports LGBT community
But…but…Pat Robertson! What will the “Queers Against Islamophobia” crowd make of this? Nothing, of course. They’ll just ignore it. “Muslims buying from Starbucks will go to hell, says popular preacher,” Jakarta Post, April 28, 2018 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): A popular preacher is under fire on Twitter for saying Muslims who buy from Starbucks will go to […]