Police, Islamists Put Up Obstacles to Worship in Indonesia

January 11, 2011
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The Voice of the Martyrs
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Christian Persecution

We are still seeing stories about persecution some of our brothers and sisters have gone through during the Christmas season.  Compass Direct is highlighting what happened in Indonesia. Click here for the full story.

Church services over Christmas season blocked; property seized.
JAKARTA, Indonesia, January 10 (CDN) — Government officials in West Java Province blocked one church from worshipping, and Islamic groups pressured authorities to seize the property of another during the Christmas season.
 
The Bogor Regency Administrative Leadership Council tried unsuccessfully to forbid the Gereja Kristen Indonesia (Indonesian Christian Church, or GKI) in Bogor’s Taman Yasmin area from holding a Dec. 25 Christmas service, but authorities did block it from its regular Sunday service on De.26. In Rancaekek, Bandung, Islamic demonstrators on Dec. 19 got police to remove items from a Huria Kristan Batak Protestan (HKBP) church building that had already been sealed.