Islamic law forbids Christians to build new churches or repair old ones. In places like modern, moderate Indonesia this prohibition often manifests itself as a bureaucratic snafu over permits — in this case, enforced by the local Muslim people. “Bandung Church Shuttered Amid Protests,” from the Jakarta Globe, July 30 (thanks to Kenneth): Protestors forced […]
Indonesia: Ramadan kareem! Muslim mob carrying swords and golf clubs smashes bar “to ensure the month of Ramadan is not tainted”
“They committed sins there. They get drunk so action must be taken.” Drunkenness: sin. Smashing up a bar so that people can’t drink there: not a sin. Ramadan mubarak from modern, moderate Indonesia: “62 arrested for Indonesian Ramadan bar-room blitz,” from Sapa-AFP, July 30 (thanks to David): A group of 150 youths — some as […]
Ramadan kareem! 11 arrested for not fasting in Borneo
Facing fines or six months in jail for not being pious enough. “11 nabbed for not fasting “” Daud,” from the Borneo Post, July 30 (thanks to David): MIRI: Eleven Muslims have thus far been nabbed by the Sarawak Islamic Religious Department (Jais) for not fasting during the month of Ramadan which started on July […]
Indonesia: Qur’an teacher gets five years for teaching jihad/martyrdom bomber how to make a bomb
Yadi was a teacher of the Qur’an. How did he come to misunderstand Islam so spectacularly as to urge warfare during classes on the Book of Peace, and to teach people how to make bombs? It’s a real puzzler for the learned analysts in Washington, but they will never be able to solve it because […]
Indonesia: Ahmadiyah forced to apologize after being brutalized by Muslim mob
Every story like this makes it all the more appalling and shameful that the Ahmadis in the U.S. spent their time and energy attacking counter-jihadists and thereby effectively aiding those who are murdering them in Pakistan and Indonesia. An update on this story. “Ahmadiyah Pressured Into Apologizing for Bogor Violence, Leaders Say,” by Vento Saudale […]
Modern, moderate Indonesia: Shi’ite cleric convicted of blasphemy, sentenced to two years in prison
If the likes of Nathan Lean and Jonathan Freedland get their way, those resisting Islamic supremacism in the West will be forcibly silenced, and face penalties much like that meted out here to Tajul Muluk. “Convicted Shiite cleric: I am not an infidel,” by Indra Harsaputra for The Jakarta Post, July 13 (thanks to John): […]
Indonesia: Muslim mob attacks Ahmadiyya community, injuring four
Meanwhile, Ahmadis in the U.S. carry water for the Muslims who kill them in Pakistan and Indonesia. “Four Injured as Mob Attacks Ahmadiyah Community in Bogor,” by Vento Saudale for the Jakarta Globe, July 13 (thanks to Lachlan): An angry mob attacked members of Bogor’s Ahmadiyah community on Friday as a team of Dutch journalists […]
Indonesia: Muslims threaten violence, vow jihad against Myanmar
AP reported last month that “the unrest seemed to be a reaction to the June 3 lynching of 10 Muslims by a crowd of 300 Buddhists. The lynch mob was apparently provoked by leaflets discussing the rape and murder last month of a Buddhist girl, allegedly by three Muslim men.” So apparently the whole thing […]
Indonesia: Muslim mob ransacks church, police take Christians in for questioning
Will the Islamophobia never end? Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “Aceh Mob Targets Another Storefront Church,” by Nurdin Hasan and Ezra Sihite for the Jakarta Globe, June 19 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): A mob of about 300 men vandalized a store that was being used for a church service by dozens […]
Man jailed in modern, moderate Indonesia for insulting Muhammad
These are the kinds of laws that Islamic supremacists want to bring West. “Indonesian jailed for Prophet Mohammed cartoons,” from MSN News, June 14 (thanks to David): An Indonesian man arrested after writing “God doesn’t exist” on his Facebook page was jailed for 30 months Thursday for sharing explicit material about the Prophet Mohammed online. […]