Village leader, Wawan, and ten other villagers rudely interrupted a worship service at the Tabernacle of David Christian Church on 19th February. Click here for more details : https://gosheninternational.org/indonesia-official-stops-church-service/.
This incident was reported to the police because of the violent nature of the confrontation. In May, a settlement was reached wherein church members agreed to leave any prosecution to the authorities in exchange for a public apology from Wawan and a temporary permit to continue worshipping.
At the trial, the prosecutor proposed that Wawan be sentenced to four years in prison but the judge did not agree. Because Wawan sought peace with the church, the court sentenced him to only three months in jail. And since he had been already detained for nearly two months, he was ordered to serve the remaining 34 days.
This case is the first in Indonesia where perpetrators did not walk free and is seen as a “wake-up call for intolerant people”.
Pray that this case will cause those who oppose Christianity to reconsider their attitudes and bring about greater freedom of worship in Indonesia.
(Source & Photo : VOM)
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