A church in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi Province has been facing unexpected opposition to the proposed construction of a larger worship building. #Indonesia #TorajaChristianChurch #Christiandiscrimination
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ChristiansinIndonesiafacingdiscriminationamidoppositiontobuildchurchforgrowingcommunity’Actionslikethiscannotbetolerated’ByMorningStarNews,Thursday,February20,2025ADEKBERRY/AFPviaGettyImagesSURABAYA,Indonesia—AchurchinIndonesia’sSouthSulawesiProvincehasbeenfacingunexpectedoppositiontotheproposedconstructionofalargerworshipbuilding.
TheTorajaChristianChurchofLanrakiinPaccerakkangvillage,whichhasworshipedatamember’smodesthomefortwoyears,appliedlastMayforaconstructionpermitforabuildingtoaccommodatetheirgrowth,withsupportfromsurroundingresidents,saidtheheadofthechurchconstructioncommittee,MakisWata.
Makissaidshedidn’tunderstandtheoppositionthatappearedonFeb.4withabannerdisplayedinthenearbyMakasarlocalpolicehousingcomplexstating,“We,allMuslimsinPaccerakkang,especiallyresidentsofR
