Beheading Suspects Released

A few days ago I reported that a few men had been arrested in conjunction with those awful beheadings of those three Indonesian girls.  Today the Mission News Network is reporting the following.  This is sad, please keep praying.

Indonesia's militants try to stir up trouble amongst Christians. Indonesia (MNN)--Topping the news, there has been little good news in the brutal beheading case in Indonesia.   Voice of the Martyrs Canada's Glenn Penner gave us this update.   

"Last week, Indonesian officials detained five people, including a former soldier over the beheading last month of three Christian girls.  However, on Saturday, we were disappointed to learn that those five individuals were released due to lack of evidence. To this point, we still have no idea if anyone is ever going to be held accountable."   Penner says the actual murders may not have been motivated as much by faith as they were by politics.     "For militants, they would like to see this re-ignited, if for no other reason is it creates instability in Indonesia. These militants do not like this present government and this is a way of creating instability in the country again."   Christians have recently become the targets of militant action.  Penner says even with the persecution, it hasn't stopped evangelistic activity, nor has it stopped the church from steadily growing.