..."When one group threatens to kill another, that should be grounds enough to take action, but that hasn't happened," said Franz Magnis-Suseno, a Jesuit priest. "If these attacks have been allowed then there could be more if the group is banned outright." Indonesian...
...you don't have in many other countries with Muslim majorities, but tolerance is now under attack," said Catholic priest Franz Magnis, a German-born Jesuit priest and long-term resident, according to Reuters. "For Christians, attacks against churches, very...
...you don't have in many other countries with Muslim majorities, but tolerance is now under attack," said Catholic priest Franz Magnis, a German-born Jesuit priest and long-term resident, according to Reuters. "For Christians, attacks against churches, very...
...freely in Indonesia, with few problems for example over changing religion or inter-religious marriages, Catholic priest Franz Magnis told foreign correspondents. "This is a situation you don't have in many other countries with Muslim majorities, but tolerance...
...which he and others believe are beginning to fray. "People are still tolerant, but there is a growing suspicion among Muslims of others," said Prof. Franz Magnis-Suseno, a Jesuit priest who has lived in Indonesia for half a century. Continue >> ...
...Soetomo said. 'But hopefully we can learn from the experiences of others and then adapt them here.' Born in Germany, Franz Magnis Suseno has lived in Indonesia for more than 30 years. He is the leading spokesman for the country's Catholic academy and shares...
...Ahmad, was the final prophet of Islam. "The case of Ahmadiyah is for me a question of religious freedom in Indonesia," said Franz Magnis, a prominent figure in Indonesia's Catholic community. "How is it possible that a group that has lived peacefully here...
...also been burnt or pillaged and Christian groups in towns across Java must constantly move locations to escape attack. Franz-Magnis Suseno, a Jesuit priest, blames the government for the growing intolerance: “[Jakarta] doesn’t dare to enforce the law if state...