In Indonesia a machete-brandishing protester disrupted a church service and Christian businesses were targeted or torched in acts of persecution of Christians.
The man with a machete was among four Muslims disrupting a Sept. 20 worship service at Indonesia Protestant Christian Church in Mekarsari village. Morning Star News reported some Christians are pursuing prosecution since he threatened bloodshed if the church did not close and disband.
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Though he apologized at a mediation meeting later that day, an official of the area’s Tangerang Regency closed the church.
An elder in the congregation said the regency claimed the prayer house was closed because the building was too small, Morning Star stated, referencing information from Kabarterdepan.com. The congregation met Sept. 27 in members’ homes.
In Tondo Urban village in Central Sulawesi Province, dozens of Muslim residents protested a Christian-owned eatery for serving pork, which is forbidden in Islam. Morning Star — relaying information from Detik.com and detikSulsel.com — said police and the military observed the Aug. 2 protest.
On Sept. 12, Christian-owned Tepi Sawah Noodle and Pork Restaurant in Parangjoro village was set ablaze, and Morning Star said police consider it “clearly a case of deliberate arson.”
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