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Indonesia: Christians bring their protest to the UN after their Church is closed

By Alliance Alert

Spero News: "Members of the Indonesian Christian Church (aka Yasmin Church, Gereja Kristen Indonesia in Indonesian) are preparing to appeal to the United Nations against a decision by the authorities in the West Java City of Bogor to close down their church. Municipal authorities have been trying to prevent Christians from expressing their faith publicly in response to Muslim extremists. Christians have argued instead that they have a right to profess their faith wherever they live, even if it means praying in the streets."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on June 04, 2010 (boomark / email).