After months of debate, the Indonesian House of Representatives passed the mass organizations bill into law on Tuesday, July 2. This new law puts the Home Ministry in charge of the government’s integrated information system to screen all mass organizations operating in the country. Many organizations, both Christian and Muslim,… Read more

For the last two weeks, 265 fires have been burning in peat swamp forests and plantations of the province of Riau, Sumatra. The consensus is that the fires were started by companies using slash and burn techniques to make new fields. These fires have caused horrible air pollution throughout Southeast… Read more

A week ago Tuesday, there was a Muslim-Christian conference discussing religious freedom and peaceful coexistence between the two groups in Surabaya. In the middle of the conference that afternoon, a group from the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) stormed the group. They interrupted the activities and threatened every participant, despite the… Read more

In Indonesia, the needs and opportunities for unity have not been fully grasped. Father Antonius Benny Susetyo says, “The Churches fight for their own interests and, therefore, become exclusive.” Some steps toward unity have happened in recent years. The Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI) has 88 congregations with 15… Read more

A suicide bomber attacked a police station in Central Sulawesi on Monday, June 3. It was the first suicide attack in Indonesia since September 2011 when a bomber attacked a church in Central Java. The bomber forced himself into the police station and blew himself up. Fortunately no one was… Read more

Two weeks ago, a tunnel collapsed in Papua. It is the world’s second largest copper mine. Ten workers were rescued, but the rest who were still in the tunnel have died, making the death toll twenty-eight. Although Indonesia’s mining is known for having a poor safety record, industry officials state… Read more

Dr. Michael Youssef is doing a revival in Jakarta May 23-25 at Istora Stadium. The organizer of the revival meetings, Dr. Nus Reimas, says that Youssef is the first evangelist to come to Indonesia with Middle Eastern roots. Although Indonesia is a Muslim-dominated country, God has kept a door open… Read more

As a result of last week’s alleged plot to bomb the Myanmar Embassy, Indonesia’s anti-terrorism unit has conducted several operations to root out suspected militants. The group conducted raids last Wednesday and Thursday in both Central Java and West Java. They have killed seven and arrested another thirteen. The suspected… Read more

It is illegal to an atheist in Indonesia. That being said, there is a growing community that has joined together through social media. They now hold regular gatherings and have become bolder about their beliefs as a result. But Indonesia has an anti-blasphemy law, and recently people have been convicted… Read more

The New York-based Human Rights Watch recently released a report stating that there has been a steady rise on religious minorities in Indonesia. The report states that most of those responsible for the attacks received little to no punishment, and therefore the government is not doing enough to protect minorities.… Read more

As we have already shared, eight Indonesian immigrants have been living in a church in New Jersey. They have recently been told that they can now leave the property. They are now on “order of supervision” which means they must check-in with federal agents regularly, but they won’t be deported.… Read more