Monday, October 16, 2006

Indonesian Government Allows Persecution of Christians

Indonesia has gone out of its way to kill and persecute Christians. Mohammedans have incited riots against the Christian populace and even participated in radical Mohammedan terrorism. Although the government has condemned to death the terrorists that murdered innocents in Bali, to my knowledge they have not been executed.

Recently Indonesia made sure the correct government Justice officials were in place to prevent further stays of execution for three Christians condemned to death. Their crime: protecting themselves from murdering Mohammedans. In the process of self-defense some Mohammedans died. Of course Christians cannot kill a Mohammedan in self-defense in a Mohammedan dominated land in which non-believing Mohammedans are considered dhimmis.

I am posting The Jawa Reports plea to boycott Indonesia:


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Boycott Indonesia--Stop Murdering Christians Now!
October 16, 2006

The Jawa Report

Civil war is in the air in Indonesia. Christians are daily being slaughtered and the government does little to protect them.
Two of our longtime blog-friends,
Stan the Infidel and Big White Infidel, are furious over the treatment of Christians in Indonesia. What the media paints as 'sectarian violence' is really Muslim persecution of Christian minorities.


Stan and Big White are headed to Rev. Irianto Kongkoli's funeral in Palu. Rev. Kongkoli was a Christian minister gunned down in public early this morning. This comes on the heels of a bombing on Saturday and after three Christians were executed for their alleged participation in sectarian violence. Violence that has largely targetted Christians and over which no Muslim has been prosecuted.

If their reaction is any gauge of Christian sentiment in Indonesia, then expect an escalation of the violence. Especially pay attention to Stan's extended comments here.

I would urge the Christians of Indonesia, and especially our friends Stan and Big White, towards self-restraint and non-violence. Not that I am a pacifist, I am not, but I am a realist. One should only fight battles if they can win. This is not a battle that can be won through violence.

There is something that you can do to show your solidarity with Indonesia's persecuted Christians. Boycott Indonesia.
Write your
Congressman.

Write the Indonesian embassy or call (202) 775 - 5200

Write the consular section of the U.S. embassy, Jakarta.

Next time you're in WalMart, be sure to check that label. Don't buy Indonesian.

I fear that if the international community does not immediately and successfully pressure the Indonesian government to protect its Christian minorities with more than lip service, that serious violence and civil war will erupt. A war with only one possible outcome: increased persecution and the mass killings of Christians.

Indonesia is very sensitive to public criticisms. The government spends a lot of time engaged in propaganda intended to show that country as a shining example of what moderate Islam looks like.

So, public pressure may just work in this instance.

Please do what you can to help.




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