Indonesia Christians Sentenced For Evangelism; US Under Pressure
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- The United States was under pressure Friday, October 4, to condemn "grave violations” of religious freedom in Indonesia amid reports that two Indonesian Christians were sentenced to three years imprisonment for evangelism.
Sword-Wielding Man Attacks Indonesia Church Injuring 4
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- Indonesian police say a sword-wielding man who attacked a church congregation and injured four people during Sunday Mass wanted to join the Islamic State group.
Gospel Spreads As Coronavirus In Indonesia’s Jungle Villages
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Temuan Jaya, Indonesia
TEMUAN JAYA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- They suggest their faith in Christ spreads as...
Indonesia To Prosecute Muslim Hardliners For Attack On Church
By BosNewsLife Correspondents Stefan J. Bos and Joseph C. DeCaro
Churches Destroyed In Indonesia’s Aceh Province After Deadly Clashes
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- Islamic authorities in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province have begun destroying several small churches after hardline Muslims demanding their reportedly killed at least one Christian.
NEWS ALERT: Suicide Bomber Attacks U.S. Backed Church In Indonesia; 1 killed, Several Injured
By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- A suicide bomber has attacked a Protestant church in Indonesia's Central Java province which has close ties with one of America's largest congregations, its pastor revealed Sunday, September 25.
Indonesia Christians Fearful As Radical Cleric Returns
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians and moderate Muslims in Indonesia fear new tensions after a hardline Islamic cleric...
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.
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.
Indonesia Police Evicts Christian Students
By BosNewsLife Asia Service
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- Hundreds of Christian students were searching for accommodations Saturday, October 31, after security forces evicted them from two sites in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital.