September 7, 2005
Islamic Militants Force Churches to Close
By CWNews
CWNews.com – There is more bad news, from the island of Java, Indonesia. There, Islamic militants have forced 35 churches near the city of Bandung to shut their doors in the past month.
The attacks began after a meeting of the country’s top Islamic clerical group in late July. Muslim leaders complained to the Indonesian Islamic Council about the growth of Christianity in western Java.
The Council then issued an edict: it said religious pluralism is un-Islamic and that non-Muslims do not have the same rights as Muslims.