The closure of churches across Indonesia spiked in December as radical Islamic groups used the Christmas holidays to target Christian congregations. For several years radical organizations have held protests and pressured local government officials into shutting down Christian places of worship, using the pretext of lacking the proper building permits. These permits are often impossible for Christian churches to obtain, and even successfully obtaining a legal permit is not a guarantee that the church will be allowed to operate. (Photo Credit: Asia News)
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