Indonesia Christians Sentenced For Evangelism; US Under Pressure

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service puel 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

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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

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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

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By BosNewsLife Correspondents Stefan J. Bos and Joseph C. DeCaro
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BosNewsLife)-- Indonesia will put on trial over a dozen Islamic hard-liners who were allegedly involved in a September attack on two leaders of the Batak Christian Protestant Church just outside Indonesia's capital Jakarta, BosNewsLife monitored Friday, November 19.

Churches Destroyed In Indonesia’s Aceh Province After Deadly Clashes

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By BosNewsLife Asia ServiceIndonesiachristians 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service setia1JAKARTA, 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.