An Indonesian pastor was physically assaulted and threatened amid the closure of his church as a result of the escalating persecution of Christians in Asia.

SURABAYA, Indonesia: A pastor in Jombang Regency, Indonesia, was forcibly removed from his house of worship on August 18. The building where his congregation gathered was subsequently locked up. The place of worship was closed as part of the Jombang government’s effort to reclaim several shops. The Weru neighborhood of Mojongapit village in East Java…

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Indonesian authorities have successfully thwarted a plan to bomb churches.

SURABAYA, Indonesia  According to officials, Indonesian authorities detained a 19-year-old member of an Islamic extremist group and his parents last week, thwarting a plot to suicide bomb two churches. “The teenager, known only by his initials H.O.K., was taken into custody on Wednesday, July 31, at around 7:15 p.m. while he was traveling to dispose of evidence…

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Indonesian local authorities prohibited worship on Java Island following a wedding disturbance.

In Surabaya, Indonesia: according to sources, Indonesian local authorities broke up a wedding ceremony on Sunday, June 30, and forbade the church from hosting more worship services there. At the GPdI site in Indonesia, the village head, Eko Budi Santoso, called off a wedding in Mergosari, Tarik District, Sidoarjo Regency, Java Island. Because a building…

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