Here's a new one: "Obama is a Jew"

Because, you see, he "leads a country that is an enemy to Muslims," so what else could he be? The Jews are the Muslims' worst enemies, according to Qur'an 5:82.
Also, the Islamic supremacist Ground Zero mosque Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is in Jakarta, talking about how Obama's visit to Indonesia would help, the Globe's words, "change negative perceptions of Islam." How? And why not work on changing negative perceptions of Islam by working to reform the texts and teachings of Islam that jihadists use to justify violence and supremacism?
"Hardline Group Plans Widespread Indonesian Protests Over Obama Visit," by Ulma Haryanto, Fitri and Rahmat in the Jakarta Globe, November 7 (thanks to Her Royal Whyness):

Jakarta. One of the country's most conservative hard-line Islamic groups has lashed out against the upcoming visit by the "cruel" US President Barack Obama, despite most commentators viewing it as an embrace of the Muslim world. On Saturday and Sunday, there were rallies organized by Hizbut Tahrir in Jakarta, Mataram in East Nusa Tenggara, and Makassar in South Sulawesi.
A spokesman for the group estimated that across the three cities 20,000 took part, while independent estimates put the Jakarta protest at about 2,000.
Ismail Yusanto, a spokesman for the group, called Obama "a cruel president, no different from [George W.] Bush, with blood on his hands, and without [showing] the slightest compassion."
He lashed out against the role he said the US played in the "destruction of Muslim countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan and the killing of the people there."
"Obama may be a guest, but there are two kinds of guests: the good kind and the problematic kind," Ismail said, adding that Obama fell in the latter category.
The hostile reaction in the run-up to the landmark visit comes amid reconciliatory moves by the White House toward Muslims following Obama's 2009 Cairo speech.
Then, he said he was seeking "a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world."
Ben Rhodes, Obama's deputy national security adviser for strategic communication, previously said a planned visit to Istiqlal Mosque, Indonesia's largest, would "underscore the themes that he's made in terms of outreach to [Muslims] around the world."
He said the president would also "be able to speak to Indonesia's rise as a democracy, Indonesia's rise as an emerging economy, and the pluralism that its story represents."
Similarly, Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia's largest Islamic organization, said Obama's visit would strengthen ties between the United States and the Islamic world, and condemned the small groups of extremists opposed to it.
On Friday, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, founder and chief executive of the American Society for Muslim Advancement and leader of the Al-Farah Mosque in New York, said at the State Palace in Central Jakarta that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's meeting with Obama presented an opportunity to promote cooperation and change negative perceptions of Islam.
"You will have the opportunity to discuss with my president in the next few days ... how we can work together and cooperate together to create this kind of momentum -- global momentum," he said.
However, Hizbut Tahrir's Ismail said the group was determined to greet Obama with protests.
Meanwhile, in Mataram on Saturday, around 1,000 Hizbut Tahrir demonstrators protested against "US imperialism in Indonesia."
Protesters were seen holding banners that said "Obama is a Jew" -- a far cry from accusations he faces at home of being a Muslim -- and said Obama's visit will be an attempt to soften up the Indonesian authorities and boost US economic and political interests in the country and the region.
"We must remember that Obama leads a country that is an enemy to Muslims," Ismail said in Mataram.

Posted by Robert on November 8, 2010 6:53 AM

 

http://www.jihadwatch.org/2010/11/hardline-group-plans-widespread-indonesian.html

'Tolerant Indonesia': 700 Churches Attacked in 10 Years

October 26, 2010

Some 700 Catholic and Protestant churches have been attacked in Indonesia over the past decade, according to the Indonesian Christian Communication Forum. Between October 12 and October 17, a Catholic parish was attacked, another was threatened with attack, and a Protestant church was burned down.

“The violence and attacks, against Christian churches of all denominations, has grown in recent years and now in the past several days,” said Bishop Johannes Pujasumarta of Bandung, secretary general of the Indonesian bishops’ conference. “Those responsible are small radical Islamic groups that are sowing panic among our people, especially in the Dioceses of Jakarta, Bandung, and Bogor. They are minority groups, but they should be stopped. The violence also increases the indifference of the civil authorities and police, who shrug off the violence. We demand more attention and protection for the Christian communities and that such acts may not remain unpunished.”

3% of the nation’s 224.9 million people are Catholic, according to Vatican statistics; 6% are Protestant and 86% are Muslim, making Indonesia the country with the largest Muslim population.

http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=8057

Plans for Church Named after Mother Teresa Angers Islamists...Islamic fundamentalists against church named after Mother Teresa

10/22/2010 13:06
INDONESIA
by Mathias Hariyadi




Plans to build a Catholic place of worship in Cikarang, some 60 kilometres east of Jakarta, is generating opposition among Muslim groups. At least six churches were attacked since last year. Several Protestant clergymen were also assaulted. The authorities have been criticised for failing to stem the wave of intolerance.

Very Peaceful Barbarians Muslims...

Jakarta (AsiaNews) – Anti-Christian intolerance is raising its ugly head again. Islamic fundamentalist groups are increasingly trying to stop the construction of churches in areas where the Catholic Church is present. Government slowness in reacting to such phenomena has come under fire because it effectively adds more fuel to the flames of intolerance fanned by such groups (See Mathias Hariyadi, “Religious intolerance rising among Indonesian Muslims,” in AsiaNews 5 October 2010)
The most recent example of this trend involves the Saint Mother Teresa Parish in Cikarang, some 60 kilometres east of Jakarta. The situation here is the more worrisome since Indonesian authorities have shown little or no desire to intervene in the matter, and this despite sharp criticism from inter-faith and human rights groups.
In recent days, some provocative banners opposing plans to build a new church in Cikarang have appeared. “The Islamic Group Ukuwah Islamiyah rejects any plan to construct a church in Bunda Teresa Cikarang,” read one banner displayed in front of a local mosque in Taman Sentosa Cikarang.
Another one on Bandung Street, in Cinere, carried the same message but against another Christian place of worship slated for construction only 200 metres from a local police station.
In both cases, it is clear that the lack of action by the authorities against this kind of protests to ensure a spirit of harmony between religions has fuelled intolerance.
Opposition to the Mother Teresa Church in Cikarang started in September when someone began spreading rumours about the potential “Christianisation” of the Bekasi Regency (district), a predominantly Muslim area.
According to the rumour, a church and other buildings would be built that together would constitute the largest Christian centre in Asia.
Opponents to the Church charged that the latter would become a magnet for proselytising, thus threatening the district’s Muslim majority.
Saint Mother Teresa Parish was founded in 2004 and has a congregation of some 6,000 members. It does not have a church building, and has to celebrate Mass in the gym of a local Catholic school.
In recent weeks, Bekasi Regency has seen a number of episodes of intolerance directed at Christians from different confessions. Since 2009, at least six churches have been attacked and several Protestant clergymen have been the victims of assault.


http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Islamic-fundamentalists-against-church-named-after-Mother-Teresa-19795.html