Indonesia: Over 100 churches close in 3 Years

This is a another example of Islamic intolerance of anything not Muslim. Slowly but surly, Muslim dominated societies squeeze out all other religions through "legal" means, vandalism, threats, intimidation and harassment. And this is in one of the most "western and progressive" Muslim countries, Indonesia.

FROM CHRISTIANTODAY.COM:

Indonesia: Over 100 churches close in 3 Years
by Ethan Cole
Posted: Monday, April 7, 2008, 9:30 (BST)
Islamic extremism and local governments have closed more than 100 churches in Indonesia within three years, according to a persecution watchdog agency.
From 2004 to 2007, 110 churches were closed in Indonesia as a result of attacks from radical Muslim groups or by local governments coerced by these groups, reports Compass Direct News.
Based on official numbers, a total of 1,025 churches have been closed or destroyed in Indonesia since the island nation claimed its independence in 1945. Notably, however, only two cases of church destruction or closures are recorded in the era of Indonesia’s first president, Sukarno (1945 - 1967).
Provinces with the highest reported incidents of discrimination and violence against churches are West Java, Banten, Central Java, South Sulawesi and Bengkulu, according to the findings of the Communion of Churches of Indonesia, the Bishops’ Conference of Indonesia, the Indonesian Human Rights Commission, and the Wahid Institute – a moderate Muslim non-governmental organisation.
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