On July 5, hundreds of Muslims in Indonesia protested the construction of a church building in West Java, local media reported.
In Karibal village in Depok city in Kirodon district, local residents shouting for construction depict two large flags on the wall and a house with “strongly refusing to build a church.”
Protesters argued that they were not religiously intolerant, but according to Tribunneesdepok.com, the church leaders were upset that they had failed to communicate adequately regarding the construction plan. Rudy Ardianshire, head of the Community Empowerment Group, said conflicts with the church frequently occurred during construction plans, but the community was not invited to participate in the discussion.
“Firstly, plans to build a church have been around for a long time, but no information has been spread to the community,” Rudi told Tribunnewsdepok.com. “Secondly, no grassroots were invited to mediation by the church. Suddenly, their permission was issued without approval from the community, and residents refused to establish the church.”
However, church leader ZetzPlails Taligan said the church was approved by 60% of its residents and met with related parties.
“The church management held a meeting on Thursday, July 3rd with the head of Karibal Village Village of Residents Association 03, the community development agency of Karibal Village, the community development agency of Karibal Village, the community development agency of Karibal Village, the head of Karibal Village and the director of Karibal Village,” Tarigan pointed out.
After the church obtained building permits on March 4th and received recommendations from various approved parties, the Inter-Phantom Cooperation Forum (FKUB) provided recommendations “under the FKUB permission.”
According to Tribunnewsdepok.com, he “th is why we held a groundbreaking ceremony under the building license,” he said.
The agreement with the authorities required that the churches build sanitation infrastructure, provide land on public roads, and make the venue available to residents. It has been reported.
Christians opposed the protests of residents on social media.
“In the past, when building churches they asked, “Where is the permit? Where is the building construction permit?” Posted by Facebook users with a Catholic_garis_lucu handle posted by Facebook users posted by Facebook users. “This indicates that this issue has nothing to do with permission. It appears to stem from the long-standing doctrine of Christian phobia.”
This intolerance is often hidden by misunderstanding and misunderstanding claims, users say:
Indonesian society has adopted a more conservative Islamic character in recent years, and churches involved in evangelical outreach risk being targeted by Islamic extremist groups, according to the open door.
