Voor Willem, voor wat betreft Indonesië gaat het weer de goede kant op, in ieder geval volgens de christenen zélf:
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Christians in Indonesia form about 12 percent of the 220 million population, which is 85 percent Muslim. But some Christians claim the church is growing rapidly and is actually 23 percent of the population.
Nevertheless, Muslim-Christian relations have improved recently. Two extremist groups -- Laskar Jihad and Jemaah Islamiyah -- both disbanded shortly after the Bali bombing on October 12, 2002. Laskar Jihad had maintained a fighting force in Ambon, in the Maluku Islands, since April 2000. But the Muslim fighters left last October.
And although some regions like Aceh and Tasikmalayah have locally imposed Islamic (sharia) law to the dismay of Christians in the area, a move to extend sharia to the entire country was opposed even by the leaders of the leading Islamic organizations last July.
The leaders of Indonesias two largest Muslim organizations, the Nahdatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah, invited Christian leaders in January 2002 to form the National Coalition for Internal Peace, a forum where Christians and Muslims dialogue to create more understanding between the two communities.
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