Friday, August 22, 2008

Christian Theology Students Forced off Campus by Mob of Islamic Hard-liners


Indonesia - Hundreds of Christian theology students have been living in tents since a mob of angry Muslim neighbors stormed their campus last month wielding bamboo spears and hurling Molotov cocktails. The incident comes amid growing concern that Indonesia's tradition of religious tolerance is under threat from Islamic hard-liners. In talks since the attack, the Arastamar Evangelical School of Theology has reluctantly agreed to shut its 20-year-old campus in east Jakarta, accepting an offer this week to move to a small office building on the other side of the Indonesian capital. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Zinio Digital Magazines