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| Southeast Asia |
| Indonesian Moslems Debate With Christians About Religion |
| 2006-11-23 |
| From Compass Direct Muslim extremists in West Java attempted to murder a Christian lecturer in mid-October for converting from Islam three years ago. The lecturer at various theological schools, whose name was withheld for security reasons, has taken shelter in another province to escape further threats to his life. ... in September a man claiming to be a Christian phoned the lecturer saying he wanted to study Islam in order to relate to his Muslim acquaintances. Several meetings followed in early October between the lecturer, the caller and several of the caller’s friends. On October 17, members of this group – whose names also were withheld – asked the lecturer to bring a selection of Christian books and cassettes and travel with them to Lembang, a small community on the outskirts of Bandung, a large town in West Java. The group asked the lecturer to take the front passenger seat in a small red van. En route, the men in the back seat slipped a rope over the lecturer’s neck and attempted to strangle him. When he struggled, they hit him several times over the head with a hammer. |
| Posted by:Slurong Ulase9706 |
| #1 Sigh. Another Mike Sylwester Muzzy / Christian "dialog" post. How many does this make? 50? Let it go, Mikey, just let it go. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-11-23 12:59 |