Muslims Protest Church Construction in Indonesia

The Muslim Community Development and Empowerment Agency (BP2UI) in Gunung Putri, Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia, protested the construction of the St. Vincentius A. Paulo Catholic Parish Church on Saturday, Dec. 6, claiming the church building’s construction is illegal.  However, the Head of the Bogor Regency Ministry of Religious Affairs Regional Office, H. Ahmad Syukri, emphasized that all legal requirements and permits for the renovation of the building have been in place since 2000.  The demonstration, attended by about 20 people, took place nearly 220 yards from the church and lasted an hour.  Ahmad emphasized that the existence of the St.…