Christians Call for Prayers as Women Wait Court Decision on Conversions in Indonesia
Christians around the world are praying for the verdict of the three Christian women accused of Christianising Muslim children in Indonesia.
Posted: Tuesday, August 30 , 2005, 11:02 (UK)

Christians around the world are praying for the verdict of the three Christian women accused of Christianising Muslim children in Indonesia. The trial for Dr. Rebecca Laonita, Mrs. Ratna Mala Bangun, and Mrs. Ety Pangesti, ended on Thursday 25th August and the verdict will be presented on Thursday 1st September 2005.

The trial has come about after the three women had conducted a “Happy Week” VBS-type program earlier this year in their homes in the village of Haurgelis, West Java. The women were charged with “Christianisation” when Muslim imams heard that Muslim children had also joined the program. They were accused of violating Indonesia’s Child Protection Act of 2002 and have been held in prison without bail since the end of May.

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