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To: miltonim
For Indonesians, Aceh is known as "Mecca's porch", as they believe that the first Islamic kingdom in the region was in Aceh, and from there Islam spread to then Hindu-Buddhists kingdoms.

It's the only area that was given permission by the central government in Jakarta to apply Islamic syariah law.

All of these, IMHO, shouldn't prevent people from helping them in times of sorrow like this. In fact, it's opportunity for Christians to show their compassion...

9 posted on 01/01/2005 12:09:17 AM PST by paudio (Darn... how come the MSM doesn't have the "Report Abuse" button?)
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