Media: “’We live a serene and tolerant Islam,’ acknowledged Farid Saenong…” Reality: Indonesia: 19-year-old Muslim and his parents arrested, foiling plan for jihad suicide bombings at two churches — August 12, 2024 Indonesia: Muslims riot and demand that church stop its worship services — July 28, 2024 Indonesia: Muslim officials stop wedding ceremony and ban […]
Indonesia: Seven Muslims arrested over plot to attack Pope Francis
This is odd. All his “dialogue” with Muslims should have led them to regard him as a beloved brother, no? What went wrong? It’s a mystery! “Indonesia arrests seven over failed plot to attack Pope Francis,” Indian Express, September 6, 2024: Indonesian police detained seven persons in connection with a failed plot to attack Pope […]
Indonesia: 19-year-old Muslim and his parents arrested, foiling plan for jihad suicide bombings at two churches
His parents’ involvement is unusual but not surprising. After all, if paradise is guaranteed to those who “kill and are killed” (Qur’an 9:111) for Allah, then such killing is a holy act. Why shouldn’t the whole family be involved? An update on this story. “Authorities in Indonesia Foil Plan to Bomb Churches,” Morning Star News, […]
Indonesia: Muslim teen plotted jihad massacres at two places of worship
The police didn’t specify which houses of worship were targeted. They could have been churches. They could also have been mosques that rejected the claims of the Islamic State to be the new caliphate. “Terror Suspect Arrested in Batu had Planned to Bomb Places of Worship,” International Christian Concern, August 2, 2024: 8/2/2024 Indonesia (International Christian […]
Indonesia: Muslims riot and demand that church stop its worship services
“One resident stated that the mob stopped the church’s worship because the service occurred in a majority-Muslim community.” As the Muslim population grows in the West, watch for this. “Muslim Residents Prohibit Indonesian Church from Worshiping,” International Christian Concern, July 24, 2024: 7/24/2024 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) — Another church in Indonesia has faced pressure to […]
Indonesia: Muslim officials stop wedding ceremony and ban church from further meetings at site
This likely has to do with the fact that Islamic law forbids the construction of new churches. Christians are “forbidden to ring church bells or display crosses, recite the Torah or Evangel aloud, or make public display of their funerals and feastdays, and are forbidden to build new churches” – Reliance of the Traveller o.11.5 […]
Indonesia: Muslim local official and his family disrupt Christian worship in area of Java island
Imagine the outcry if the roles were reversed, which they would not be and should not be. But you won’t hear anything about this except here. “Muslim Family Disrupts Christian Worship in Indonesia,” Morning Star News, May 13, 2024: SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – A local official and his Muslim family last week disrupted […]
Indonesia: Muslims attack Catholic students with knives
If the perpetrators and victims had been reversed, which they would not be and should not be, this would be international news. As it is, you’ll only hear about it here. “Muslims Attack Catholic Students with Knives in Indonesia,” Morning Star News, May 8, 2024: SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Two young women were […]
Indonesia: Muslim neighbors break up Christian worship service
Islamic law forbids the construction of new churches. Christians are “forbidden to ring church bells or display crosses, recite the Torah or Evangel aloud, or make public display of their funerals and feastdays, and are forbidden to build new churches” – Reliance of the Traveller o.11.5 (6,7) “House Church Forced to Cease Worship Activities in […]
Israel Should Stop Sending Aid to its Enemies
Israel not only helps its friends. It also has a long record of helping its enemies, sending humanitarian aid, medical personnel, and search-and-rescue teams, to these countries in the wake of natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis. This practice has not lessened the recipients’ enmity. Israel should cease the practice, and direct its aid […]