Ex-Terrorist Condemns Arrests Christians In Indonesia

The leader of an underground Christian movement for former Muslims expressed concern Monday about the recent arrest of two Christians for “blasphemy” against Islam.

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Indonesia: Two Christians Arrested for Social Media Blasphemy Against Islam

Police in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, recently arrested two Christian men in separate incidents of alleged blasphemy against Islam, Morning Star News (MSN) reports. Although Christianity is constitutionally legal in Indonesia, the Muslim-majority country ranks 42 on the Open Doors World Watch List 2024 of the top 50 countries where Christians are persecuted.

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Indonesia Detains Influencer For ‘Blasphemy Against Jesus’

Indonesian police have detained a social media influencer for blasphemy against Jesus while Christians face growing pressure in the world’s largest Muslim nation, sources told Worthy News.

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Died: Andar Ismail, Prolific Writer Who Made Theology Simple

Andar Ismail, a prolific Christian writer who distilled theological truths into short stories accessible to ordinary Indonesians, died of congestive heart failure on August 25. He was 84. From 1981 to 2022, the pastor and seminary professor wrote 33 books, each containing 33 short stories, for his Selamatseries. Ismail described his literary style as gado-gado Read more…

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Indonesia Pastor Worships Outdoors After Church Removal

An evangelical pastor in Indonesia says he is resuming worship services despite being removed from a store where his congregation had been meeting in a show of defiance toward authorities of the world’s largest Muslim nation.

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Indonesia: Officials Drag Pastor Out of Worship Center, Seal Church Shut

A pastor in Jombang Regency, Indonesia was last month dragged out of a shop his church had been meeting in by around 50 government officials who then sealed the shop shut, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.

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