That video can be found here (thanks to Agus). Due to its obviously disturbing nature, YouTube requires viewers to create an account and sign in to go on record that they are of a minimum age. The man is stripped, and obviously dead, but members of the Muslim crowd continue taking their turns at beating […]
Indonesia: Police chief says Muslim rampage against Christian buildings and beating of priest had nothing to do with religion
Something to do with religion? Gee, why do you ask? His explanation is incoherent: “The fact is that the judges in the case handed down the maximum sentence, so the rioting had nothing to do with religious issues.” Let’s review: The report below from a Jakarta newspaper says in its own words that Antonius Richmond […]
Indonesia: Police guarding churches from attacks by Muslims amid “wave of hate”
More on this story. This time, there is a welcome bit of stronger language from the Indonesian president, which is a departure from his remarks following an incident where Christians who were denied permission to use a building as a church were then also harassed and beaten for trying to worship in an empty field. […]
Indonesia: Misunderstanders of Islam demanding death for “blasphemy” case beat priest, attack churches, orphanage, and health center
Because nothing says “religion of peace and tolerance” like beating up on a priest and attacking an orphanage. Since Pakistan has been in the spotlight over its brutal and backward blasphemy laws, it is noteworthy once again how supposed “misunderstandings” of Islam keep cropping up in places far removed from one another. There is a […]
Indonesia: Machete-wielding Muslim mob attacks Ahmadi Muslim “heretics,” murdering three
More rampaging Misunderstanders of the Religion of Peaceâ„¢. “Indonesia mob attacks ‘heretic’ Muslims, kills 3,” from The Associated Press, February 6 (thanks to C. Cantoni): JAKARTA, Indonesia — A machete-wielding mob of Muslims on Sunday attacked the home of a minority sect leader in central Indonesia, killing three and wounding six others, police and witnesses […]
Christmas in Indonesia: Singing “Silent Night” through the screams of Islamic supremacist protestors bent on shutting down worship
The usual persecution continues, aided by the “permit system” that stacks the deck against non-Muslim groups seeking to open places of worship. “Police, Islamists Put Up Obstacles to Worship in Indonesia,” from Compass Direct, January 10: JAKARTA, Indonesia, January 10 (CDN) — Government officials in West Java Province blocked one church from worshipping, and Islamic […]
Indonesian jihadist: Allah decides whether I am a terrorist
And he probably believes that Allah is just fine with those who try to kill for him, and be killed in the process (cf. Qur’an 9:111). “Allah decides whether I am a terrorist, says accused,” from the Sydney Morning Herald, December 30 (thanks to Twostellas): JAKARTA: An Islamist extremist linked to the militant group al-Qaeda […]
Indonesia: Unable to get building permit for church, Catholics celebrate Christmas Mass in parking lot
Sharia forbids the construction of new churches, and Indonesia’s permit system has become an informal, but highly effective means of preventing the building of non-Muslim houses of worship across the country (see our archives for years of stories on the permit system). This congregation appears to have defied the Catch-22 authorities tried to set up: […]
Indonesian bishop: Muslim radicals are “colonizing” the country
No word from the Mideast on whether this might also be a Zionist plot, all the way over in Indonesia. Indeed, one again finds Islam’s vaunted “tolerance” being “misunderstood” with striking uniformity in places far removed from one another, by local Islamic groups. So, how did that happen? Did these guys call each other? “Muslim […]
Indonesia: Muslim Council says Christmas decorations at malls “a little too much”
One wonders if Amidhan Saberah of the Indonesian Council of Ulema ever said that the burnings of churches and terrorizing of Christians in Indonesia was “a little too much.” Or is it just reindeer and twinkly lights that make him emotional? Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “Muslim body says Christmas decor at Indonesian […]