Hi Billy,
While tragic, I'm not sure what point you're trying to make. Muslim
atrocities are horrible, and I agree: calling Islam a "religion of
peace" misrepresents its past, its text, and much of its present
reality.
At the same, I could easily fill this list with stories of Hindu
atrocities against Christians -- but would that prove (or accomplish)
anything?
-- Ernie P.
On Apr 27, 2009, at 9:42 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Protestant clergyman and wife killed with machetes
[ Latest in series of murders committed by Muslims ]
("AsiaNews", April 27, 2009)
Jakarta, Indonesia – Police found Rev Frans Koagow, 64, and his wife
Femy Kumendong, 73, at their home, dead, killed with machetes. The
couple lived in Manado, capital of North Sulawesi province, where a
majority of Sulawesi Island Christians live. Most local Christians
are Protestant.
Malalayang Police Chief Anthony Wenno said the murderers had not yet
been identified but that they were looking for two men who came to
Reverend Koagow’s home on a motorbike around 7 am.
Police also said that nothing was stolen from the two murder victims
so theft or extortion can be ruled out as possible motives.
Some witnesses said that when the suspects came to Rev Frans
Koagow’s home, they were told that he was not there but in a nearby
kiosk.
The two men met their victim there and after eating together they
accompanied him home where they killed him.
Tensions between Christians and majority Muslims on Sulawesi Island
have been high and over the past few years clashes and violence have
become commonplace.
In several of the island’s provinces Christians have been murdered.
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