Bowing to pressure from Islamic protestors, local officials in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia have vowed to withdraw permission that had been granted to build a Christian school, sources said.

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In the town of Parepare, the district representative council had granted permission for the construction of the school as the Gamaliel Christian School Foundation had completed all requirements, but the council promised to withdraw the permission after a demonstration that included a banned Islamic extremist group, according to legionnews.com.

Members of the Islamic Defenders Front (Front Pembela Islam, or FPI), banned since December 2020, participated in the march through the city along with hundreds of area residents, Muslim leaders and members of the Indonesian Association of Muslim Intellectuals (Ikatan Cendekiawan Muslim Indonesia, or ICMI) and the Soreang Society Alliance, arriving at the office of the district representative council, according to detik.com.

As a result of the protest, Parepare’s representative council promised to withdraw the permits to build the Christian school, saying it could potentially cause friction, according to legionnews.com. In Indonesia, such promises by officials to Islamic groups can be tantamount to an official decision, but the council has issued no letter of revocation of permission.

A video widely viewed online shows some participants unfurling banners that read, “Rejecting the Construction of the Gamaliel Soreang Christian School,” among others. Demonstrators shouted, “Refuse the permit, revoke the permit,” and some orators called on the government to do the same.

“We are the most tolerant people – Muslims need no education on tolerance,” said one orator. “We live in a neighborhood with non-Muslims and provide food to each other; we never disturb other’s worship, but it is intolerance if you build a Christian school in a majority Muslim community.”

At the Parepare city representative council office, the protestors were greeted by the chairman of the council, two deputies and a council member identified only as Kamaluddin.

“The residents refused because the majority of people there were Muslims, and they said the permission was not clear, according to the residents who held the demonstration,” Kamaludin said, according to detik.com. “We are trying to avoid any conflict in the community.”

Opposition began mounting when hundreds of residents on Sept. 30 gathered at the Al Amin Mosque, in Soreang Permai Estate, Parepare, and signed a statement opposing the construction of the school, according to znews.com.

Legally Authorized
The construction of the Gamaliel Christian School had been legally authorized, bnn.com reported.

The deputy chairman of the Gamaliel Christian Education Foundation, Sinta (who goes by a single name), confirmed that her institution had obtained the necessary permits for construction, in line with all relevant regulations and approved by authorities.

In the face of the protest and the promised revocation of the building permit, Sinta said the foundation would not dare build the school without legal permission from the government.

“We have fulfilled all [permits] before building,” Sinta told detik.com, adding that the building permit process was not as problematic as residents claimed.

Bonar Tigor Naipospos, deputy chairman of the Setara Institute, which advocates democracy and human rights in Indonesia, particularly religious freedom, said the case was “a clear sign of state subordination to the will of the intolerant groups.”

“Local political constellations and electoral interests, in gaining support from the masses, make public officials choose sides and accommodate the demands of intolerant groups,” Bonar told Morning Star News. “They intentionally ignore it, even though it is considered to violate the constitution.”

So much for tolerance.

Islam always feel threatened by Christianity even though Christians are a peaceful lot and welcomes them with love if the revise were to be the case.

Truly there is something magically truthful and compellingly about Christianity to make others convert to it without force.

Why afraid of Christianity?

E be like say the pounding from Israeli IDF dey affect all the Muslims worldwide. More grease to your elbow IDF.

What Israel is doing in Gaza is sad

But for those who hate Israel to say they are not God's people it wrong to say that

First it is a hot topic and delicate one

Question... Who are the children of God

..... You are free to define yours...

From the Bible the children of God in the old Testament were Israel

In the new Testament Bible it those who believe in Jesus.... Those who who believe in Jesus are his children. (also known as spiritual children)

God promised to make Israel his earthly village
In order words Jesus is going to come from Israel..
That why Satan hates them up till now so if you hate Israel now you can see why you hate them...

Israel already failed to remove Palestinians completely when God asked them to do it for now it too late

Because Jesus made a statement let good people and bad people live side by side... Because God now has his spiritual children in both Israel and Palestinians) and all over the world.

So in order words Israel and Palestinians must live side by side there is no longer favorite in this present day dispensation.

Now the Arab world are many and are majorly Muslims and can hurt Israel that why you see USA and UK behind Israel which balances the power and makes Arab nations tremble

This balance of power is what I advocate for to bring stability in the minds of both the Arab and the USA sides that wants to rule the world at all cost.... To be continued..