Boycott Indonesia
October 16th, 2006 at 7:56 pm by CrankyRusty has this to say about the escalating anti-Christian violence in Indonesia.
I fear that if the international community does not immediately and successfully pressure the Indonesian government to protect its Christian minorities with more than lip service, that serious violence and civil war will erupt. A war with only one possible outcome: increased persecution and the mass killings of Christians.
Reverend Irianto Kongkoli, secretary general of Central Sulawesi`s Christian church synod, was gunned down by an unidentified man here Monday morning, eyewitneses said.
Eyewitnesses said Irianto, the reverend, was shot when he was about to buy building materials in Sinar Sakti shop on Monginsidi street in Palu subdistrict at 8:15 a.m. local time.
“Suddenly a gunfire explosion was heard and the reverend collapsed with gunshot wound on his head” said a witness who spoke on the anonymity….
International pressure needs to be applied. See The Jawa Report for details.