Herald Sun [Melbourne], 25 Nov, 2003
Block on Christian converts in Indonesia
JAKARTA – Christian organisations may face curbs on preaching and people of
different religions could be banned from marrying under controversial new laws being
considered by Indonesia.
Hardline Muslim groups are drafting new laws to combat Christianity's spread in the
world's largest Muslim country.
The Religious Tolerance Bill would curb the building of new churches and insist that
all religious activities be limited to members of that religion, in effect barring attempts
to convert new members.
The laws would also bar a person from converting to another religion after marriage
and prevent children being adopted into a different faith.
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