Indonesia Christmas Marred By Attacks With Rotten Eggs, Sewage
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- Several Christians in Indonesia were recovering of shock Wednesday, December 26, after Muslims threw rotten eggs, manure and bags with urine at Christians trying to celebrate Christmas, witnesses said.
Indonesia Court Pressured To Repeal Blasphemy Laws
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- A major Christian rights group has urged Indonesia’s Constitutional Court to repeal blasphemy laws that it claims have been "widely misused to persecute religious minorities" in the Islamic country.
Army Moves In After Muslim Mob Burns Indonesia Churches
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- The army patrolled the streets of a village on Indonesia's Sumatra island Wednesday, January 28, after two churches were burned down by a Muslim mob.
Minority Rules – Is It Too Late For Indonesia? (Column)
By Martin Roth, BosNewsLife Senior Columnist
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife Columns)-- Indonesia is supposed to be one of the more moderate of all the Muslim countries. Christians comprise more than 10 per cent of the population, and the country’s constitution guarantees freedom of religion
Indonesia Police Apologizes For House Church Raid
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Jakarta, Indonesia
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- The pastor of a Pentecostal house church in northern Indonesia...
Indonesia Christians Face Food Shortages After Deadly Quake
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christian survivors of a massive earthquake in heavily Islamic Indonesia urgently need food, blankets,...
Indonesia Regent Orders Closure Of Churches
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Indonesia's semi-autonomous province of Aceh faced a tense Sunday, July 1, after local authorities ordered the demolition of 20 churches.
Jakarta Pastor Baptizes Muslims As Church Expands
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Jakarta, Indonesia
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- Peter Tumbelaka wasn't in a hurry to become the pastor...
Indonesia Muslim Groups Oppose Church Construction
By BosNewsLife News Center
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- Muslims have protested the construction of a Protestant church in the capital of Indonesia's South Sumatra Province, the latest in a series of obstacles against church projects in the mainly Muslim nation, news reports said Wednesday July 15.
Indonesia Christians Fear Government Crackdown On Sunday Schools
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in Indonesia fear that new religious legislation will force them to seek government approval before holding Sunday schools or confirmation classes.