The Congregation of Batak Protestant Churches (HKBP) Filadelfia branch was forced to halt its service to commemorate the ascension of Jesus at their house of worship in Tambun, Bekasi, West Java, on Thursday after a group of of people harassed them.

HKBP Filadelfia’s Rev. Palti Panjaitan said that the group of people blocked access to the church building at 8:30am when the congregation was about to enter and start the service.

“We [the congregation and the people] were only separated by a barricade of policemen who managed to protect us even though the intolerant people were trying so hard to break through the barricade,” Palti told The Jakarta Post.

“They threw urine, sewage and frogs at us -- all of which also struck the policemen,” he added.

The group of people, who according to Palti did not carry any flags or symbols that would identify them, also yelled at the churchgoers using a loudspeaker, Palti said.

He said that the parishioners managed to pray for only about five minutes and were not able to conduct other liturgies.

“We tried to negotiate with all parties, including that group and representatives from the local administration. We were told to abandon the service,” he said, “We finally gave in at 10am.”

Palti said that the church representatives were considering filing a police report concerning the incident.

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Editor's Note: When you read the words "people" in the above article, replace it with Islamists. The Jakarta Post would be transgressing the law if they identified "the people" as Islamists. Indonesian Islamists have been waging an on-going aggression against Christians in that country for decades. Read more here. (Hat tip: CreepingSharia.com)


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