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The Indonesian Bethany Church Synod was established and officially recognized by the government through the Decree of the Director General of Christian Community Guidance, Ministry of Religion of the Republic of Indonesia No. DJ.III/Kep/HK 00.5/5/158/2003 on 17 January 2003, by Abraham Alex Tanuseputra. [1]
It constitutes the bulk of Christianity in Indonesia, which is the second largest religion in the country after Islam. According to CIA statistics, in 2000 5.7% of the population of Indonesia were Protestant. [1] A nationwide census of 2018 noted that 7.6% (20,250,000) of the population considering themselves Protestant, largest in Southeast ...
The Reformed Evangelical Church of Indonesia (Indonesian: Gereja Reformed Injili Indonesia; Chinese: 印尼歸正福音教會), abbreviated GRII, also Indonesian Reformed Evangelical Church (IREC), is a Reformed Christian church that is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was founded by Stephen Tong, a Chinese-born Indonesian evangelist.
In 2022, Freedom House rated Indonesia’s religious freedom as 1 out of 4, [25] noting that Indonesia officially recognizes Islam, Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Individuals may leave the “religion” section on their identity cards blank, but will often face discrimination.
2 Timothy 2:14-16 contains a number of commands addressed to Paul's co-worker (in the second person) about how one to teach or relate to those in disputes pertaining heresy. [17] The teaching of Paul was regarded authoritative by Gnostic and anti-Gnostic groups alike in the second century, but this epistle stands out firmly and becomes a basis ...
Muhammad Ainun Nadjib (born 27 May 1953), best known as Emha Ainun Nadjib or Cak Nun/Mbah Nun, is an Indonesian poet, essayist, kyai, ulama, and humanist.Born in Jombang, East Java, Nadjib began writing poetry while living in Yogyakarta, publishing his first collection in 1976.
Woga was ordained a priest on 29 November 1977. In 1985 Woga took his vows and was professed a member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. [1]On 4 April 2009 it was announced that Woga had been chosen as the new bishop of the Diocese of Weetebula, [2] replacing Gerulfus Kherubim Pareira who had been installed as bishop of the Diocese of Maumere. [3]
Fuad Hassan was born in Semarang on 26 June 1929. His father, Ahmad Hassan, was a businessman and trader of Arabic heritage. In the 1950s, Fuad Hassan moved to the capital city, Jakarta, to study psychology in the University of Indonesia.