Issues of religion and race a challenge for Malaysia
A Malaysian parent uploaded a picture of school pupils having meals inside what looks like a changing room next to a toilet at a school in Selangor on July 22. The Facebook picture went viral…
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FPI apologizes to victims of clash
Chairman of the hard-line Islam Defenders Front (FPI), Rizieq Shihab, has apologized to the family of the woman who died during a clash between members of the hardline group and locals in Kendal, Central Java,…
PKS, Jangan Lagi “Ngaku” Partai Islam
JAKARTA — Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) dinilai tidak layak lagi mengaku sebagai partai berideologi Islam. Peneliti MAARIF Institute Zully Qodir menyatakan, perilaku partai itu tidak mencerminkan nilai-nilai keislaman. “(Orang) PKS selalu mengatakan ‘kami partai yang bersih,…
Jeff Markin: Back from the Dead, Reborn Into the Light
They called a time of death on Jeff. Then, his doctor heard the Lord say, ‘Pray for him.’ By CBNTV
BUDDHA TIDAK PERNAH MENJANJIKAN HAL-HAL INDAH PADAKU……
(Sebuah renungan yang Wajib dibaca….. khususnya umat Buddhist) Buddha tidak pernah menjanjikan hal-hal indah kepadaku Dia tidak pernah menjanjikan aku pasti akan ke surga atau nirvana bila percaya kepadaNya. Buddha juga tidak pernah berkata” kalau…
Thousands rally against religious violence at State Palace
Members of Solidarity Forum of Interfaith Harmony (FSKUB) stage a peaceful rally at the National Monument in Central Jakarta, on Sunday. The protesters condemned a series of religious violence over freedom to conduct praying recently. …
Ibadah Solidaritas Penutupan Tempat Ibadah Diblokade ke Istana
IBADAH yang digalang Forum Solidaritas Kebebasan Beragama yang semula akan dlangsungkan di depan Istana Merdeka akhirnya Minggu (15/8) dilakukan di Lapangan Monas, depan Bundaran Air Mancur, Jakarta, karena aparat keamanan melarang ribuan jemaah dari berbagai…
Setop Penutupan Gereja!
Di sebuah tanah kosong di Kampung Ciketing Asem, Kecamatan Mustikajaya, Bekasi, sekitar 200 jemaat Gereja Huria Kristen Batak Protestan (HKBP) Pondok Timur Indah, Kota Bekasi, menggelar kebaktian di bawah pohon rambutan. Kegiatan ini dijaga ketat…
FPI Disrupts Batak Christians’ Mass
Bekasi. At least 300 Islamic hard-liners protested against a Christian prayer meeting in Bekasi on Sunday, in the latest show of simmering religious tensions in the area. Police said hundreds of members of the Batak…
Massa FPI Serang Masjid Ahmadiyah di Jawa Barat
Selama berhari-hari, massa FPI bentrok dengan polisi dan melemparkan batu ke masjid Ahmadiyah di desa Manis Lor, Kuningan. Massa Islam garis keras saat melakukan pawai di Jakarta menuntut pembubaran sekte Ahmadiyah (foto Maret 2009). Pimpinan…
Minority Islamic sect under fire in Indonesia
MANISLOR, Indonesia – A minority Islamic sect told followers Friday to prepare for war after rock-throwing mobs attacked one of their mosques in central Indonesia, calling its members heretics. The weeklong violence in Manislor, a…
Suburbs a Hotbed for Religious Strife
Peace is a word defined differently by certain religious communities and the Bogor administration, according to controversial Islamic sect Ahmadiyah. “We had already erected steel pillars and the base framework for our mosque when members…
China’s Divided Catholics Seek Reconciliation
For decades, China’s Catholics – estimated at more than 12 million – have been bitterly divided. Some worship in China’s government-sanctioned Catholic churches, others in “underground” churches loyal to the Vatican. But three years ago,…
A WELL-WRITTEN LETTER !!!
A Malaysian speaks up…. I am a female Chinese Malaysian, living in the Washington DC area in the United States . I have read many of the letters that often talk about foreign countries when…
Dialog “Agama Publikâ€
Amerika Serikat dan Indonesia menyelenggarakan konferensi lintas agama bertema “Membangun Komunitas Bersama: Meningkatkan Kerja Sama Antarwarga yang Berbeda Keyakinan” di Jakarta, 25-27 Januari 2010. Menurut siaran pers Kedubes AS di Jakarta, dialog itu menindaklanjuti pidato…
GEREJA YANG SATU, KUDUS, KATOLIK DAN APOSTOLIK.
Ada ungkapan mengatakan, “tak kenal maka tak sayang”. Ternyata ungkapan ini juga berlaku untuk masalah pokok-pokok iman baik yang terdapat pada agamanya sendiri maupun yang terdapat di agama lain. Paparan berikut adalah sepotong kecil dari…
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