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Indonesian Officials Destroy Church in Front of Worshippers As Muslims Egg Them On
Gateway ^ | March 24, 2013 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 03/24/2013 10:14:29 PM PDT by george76

Indonesian city officials destroyed a Christian church in front of its weeping congregation. Muslims stood around and egged on the destruction.

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Muslim protesters egged on workers and branded the Christians “infidels”.

Dozens in the 100-strong congregation wailed as a digger tore down the brick walls, with worshippers accusing the government of “criminalising our religion”, in a sign of increasing intolerance in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation.

“My heart is aching and I feel numb watching my church collapse. I went to this church for 11 years,” worshipper Megarenta Sihite, 46, told AFP, wiping away tears as fellow worshippers, dressed in black, hugged each other..

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In Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, five churches were attacked by vigilantes wielding Molotov cocktails in February

(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...


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KEYWORDS: christian; christianchurch; church; churches; indonesia; muslims
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To: Shadowstrike
Shadowstrike: that’s the best you can do? I’M stupid

Ah, realization, the first stage -- next you need to accept that fact.

41 posted on 03/28/2013 3:39:38 AM PDT by Cronos (Latin presbuteros->Late Latin presbyter->Old English pruos->Middle Engl prest->priest)
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To: Cronos

Cronos, I’d tell you to seek medical help, but I fear it’s far to late for you.

Your problem is you don’t, won’t, or just cannot accept truth.

I don’t have that problem. I see not only the Forest, but also the trees, and the you better wake up.


42 posted on 03/28/2013 8:22:31 PM PDT by Shadowstrike (Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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