Posted on 10/20/2004 10:02:52 PM PDT by miltonim
September 29 (Compass) —
Local authorities recently ordered 12 churches in Rancaekek to close their doors.
The order came after Muslim leaders protested that the churches were meeting illegally.
The congregations had applied as early as 1993 for permits for church buildings but were refused because officials said the land was reserved for a housing development, not for places of worship.
Christians have since been meeting in private homes, but a local Muslim group declared this was illegal.
Despite negotiations, the Christians were ordered to stop meetings in the first week of September.
Local officials rarely grant permission for a church building to be erected and they don’t allow congregations to meet in private venues.
Many Christians say this is an abuse of their basic right to religious freedom.
Rev. Simon Timorason of the West Java Christian Communication Forum says the churches will try to resolve the issue through proper legal channels.
Muslims and Democrats have this in common. They do not argue the morality of a behavior. They hide behind its legal status. Therefore conversion to Islam is legal. Conversion from Islam is illegal. Killing your child is legal. Trying to save a child is often illegal.
Islam is an insane murder cult. Anywhere they attain the majority, they show their fangs.
Preview of upcoming attractions, in these United States ... if'n we aren't careful.
Any liberals out there that will condemn this action? Hello?
Any ACLU First Amendment lawyers out there that think this should be condemned? Hello? Anybody leftists home?
Is this in France or Russia?
Pretty soon we'll be getting news like this from France.
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