Religious pluralism in peril in Indonesia?

(Vatican Radio) ‘Pluralism in Peril’ is the title of a recent report from the UK based rights group Christian Solidarity Worldwide, documenting the rise of religious intolerance in Indonesia. Issued ahead of both parliamentary and presidential elections in the archipelago later this year, the report shows attacks and discrimination against all religious minorities are on the rise. It also claims the government of Indonesia is increasingly complicit in supporting such discrimination and failing to bring to justice the perpetrators of acts of violence or attacks on places of worship.

Ben Rogers is in charge of the East Asia region for Christian Solidarity Worldwide and the main author of ‘Pluralism in Peril’, published earlier this month. He talked to Philippa Hitchen about the findings of the report and the issues at stake as Indonesians prepare to go to vote for their new leaders…

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