Here at Jihad Watch we have posted innumerable stories like this one over the years, and never once have posted a story about Christians raiding a Muslim village, killing Muslims and burning down a mosque. That would never happen and should never happen. But it is evidence of the prevailing madness in the world today that despite the recurrence of attacks like this one, and the non-existence of attacks in which the perpetrators and victims are reversed, the global “human rights” apparatuses are focused not on the persecution of Christians, but on “Islamophobia.”
International Christian Concern states that the attackers targeted “the Salvation Army’s service post in central Sulawesi, before burning six houses of church members. Four Christians were murdered, with three being butchered.”
“Indonesia police say suspected militants kill 4 villagers,” by Edna Tarigan, Associated Press, November 28, 2020:
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police said Saturday that suspected militants killed four people and burned seven houses in a village in Central Sulawesi province.
National Police spokesperson Awi Setiyono said they believe Friday’s assault in Lemban Tongoa village of Sigi District was carried out by the the East Indonesia Mujahideen group.
Setiyono said after questioning five witnesses, police determined there were 10 suspects, three of whom had guns. He said witnesses identified at least three of the suspects as members of East Indonesia Mujahideen.
He said the investigation was ongoing, as was the search for the suspects.
Ahmad Rifai, a Lemban Tongoa village officer, said that one of the buildings burned was a Christian house of worship….
SKA says
Indonesia has often been cited as an example of a tolerant Muslim society willing to allow peaceful coexistence with Christians, Hindus, and other non-Muslims. But attacks like this show that Islam in Indonesia is equally capable of generating jihad attacks against “unbelievers.”
Infidel says
It absolutely is. One thing that someone who supposedly lives in Indonesia recently told me was that the only reason their number of Muslims seems so high is that the government assigns ‘Islam’ as their default religion if they don’t mention anything else. In other words, a lot of atheists and agnostics would fall under this umbrella. Some, who are animists and do object to such a classification, have classified themselves as Hindus, although Christians remain the largest minority on those islands.
But yeah, based on that, I happen to think that Pakistan and Bangladesh are the world’s top 2 Muslim countries by population. I don’t believe that India’s Muslim population is 200 million: I think it’s more like 180 million, which is bad enough. That number could go down once India implements the NRC and deports all Bangladeshi Muslims from the country
Stanton Lore says
Why are liberals looking the other way? Why do they demonize Israel? why do they deny Islamic Terrorism is a threat to the USA in the face of unimpeachable evidence? But, it is right wing extremists that pose the greatest danger, they say. And now we have at least 4 years of victim blaming driven by Biden. Is there any hope he will not capitulate to the “Squad’s demands? Or reverse Trump’s policies concerning Iran, Israel and Pakistan?
b.a. freeman says
there is little hope, Stanton. if biden *does* go middle-of-the-road – highly unlikely – the hard left will leave the NAZIcrat party, and the reduced party will present a chance for us to return to a 2-party system. for the present, however, i fear that we will be seeing a 15-judge SCOTUS, an officially bilingual nation with the admission of PR as a state (and all the attendant problems of NOT having a lingua franca – see canadastan), and perhaps as many states carved out of DC as the NAZIcrats can wangle (i recall reading an article claiming as many as 200+ states could be created, but can no longer find it). my lifetime will end with a semi-official one-party state, but in 30 to 50 years, U can be your bottom dollar that it will be *official*.
mtman2 says
Democ-rats are Commic-rats = for Nazi’s invaded the USSR to kill FDR’s good friend “STALIN” whom Democ-rats still love along with communist Mao whom caused the murder of close to 200 million civilians alone…!
gravenimage says
We reluctantly allied with the Soviets because we were both fighting the Fascists. Your implication that the Nazis invaded the USSR because FDR was friends with Stalin gets things exactly backwards.
Walter Sieruk says
As in the days of Nehemiah when he and his men were busy in the reconstruction of the walls around Jerusalem and the Arab became furious and indigent at this at this grand project of the rebuilding of the walls. Neh 4:1 and they thus despised the Jews , Neh. 4:4 ,and schemed terrorist attacks against them.
So the Jewish men set up watch for such attacks, Neh 4:8, therefore ,on this watch they set up guards to be ready for those terrorists attacks , Neh 4;16.
Likewise, in this twenty –first century in areas of the world, as Indonesia, Christians need to be “on watch and stand firm” First Corinthians 16:13.,as to be on guard from jihad-minded Muslim terrorist attacks against Christians .
For Christians together compose the symbolic body of Christ, Ephesians 1:13. 5:30.
Furthermore, it should be made known that the Muslim terrorists who engage in the persecution of Christians will not get away from the punishment of God for their wicked actions. As seen in Romans 14: 12. First Corinthians 3: 16, 17. Galatians 6:7.
somehistory says
Jesus Christ warned of this persecution and said, “When the persecute you in one city, flee to another. You will not complete the circuit of the cities before the Son of Man arrives.”
And when He arrives, it will be with all of His Holy Angels in a “flaming fire” to deliver retribution and Judgment to the persecutors.
GreekEmpress says
Hi somehistory,
Could you tell me what scripture verse that is? Thanks—
PS Hope you are safe and well.
James Lincoln says
GreekEmpress,
Matthew 10:23
somehistory says
GreekEmpress. As James Lincoln responded to your question about the Scripture while I was busy with other things, I have to just agree. Matt. 10:23.
Just about every prophesy in Scripture has two fulfillments, so we can expect that Jesus also meant other cities of earth where His “good news” would be preached and the preachers hated.
and, I’m doing much better sight wise. I can actually see without everything being doubled and blurry…tho I don’t have glasses yet, which I need to drive.
Thank you for asking. I hope you are well and safe.
gravenimage says
Somehistory, so glad to hear that your sight is better. I hadn’t known if you’d gottern surgery yet–so good that it went well!
James Lincoln says
somehistory,
Glad your eyesight is doing better!
God bless.
somehistory says
I have a Christian friend there. Have not heard from her in years, so do not know how things are with her.
I’m guessing though, that the Christians don’t have a very “favorable impression” of the moslims there. It’s a terrible thing to live where so many people would enjoy spilling one’s blood and destroying property.
Wellington says
I never realized so many right-wing white extremists lived in Indonesia.
Ah, learning never stops does it?
gravenimage says
Grimly hilarious.
gravenimage says
Indonesia: Muslims raid village, murder four Christians, burn church and six Christian homes
………….
Hidious–and Indonesia is supposed to be a “moderate” Muslim nation.
Eleanor says
But notice the AP headline “Indonesia police say suspected militants kill 4 villagers,” by Edna Tarigan, Associated Press. No mention of Muslims killing Christians – so Muslims are now “militants” and Christians are now “villagers”. A great example of how to hide what is really going on in this part of the world.
andrew mckendrick says
Something similar happening in Africa , only it`s between “farmers” and “herdsmen”
gravenimage says
True, Eleanor and Andrew.
Subhash Chandra Sawhney says
Islam should not be classified as a religion anymore. A new word such as “lerigion” should be used for this religion.
gravenimage says
Islam is a religion–it is just an *evil* religion.
OLD GUY says
Now there is good reason for ISLAMOPHOBE. If muslims don’t want the Islamophobe they need to stop their violence against everyone else in the world, it’s truly up to them.