A diversified community: Members of the Protestant church GKI Yasmin making a Christmas tree from sticks to celebrate Christmas in front of the State Palace in Central Jakarta. — The Jakarta Post/ANN
Jakarta: The year 2019 saw adherents of minority religions continue to struggle to exercise their beliefs, including trying to establish places of worship in many areas of the country.
The issue was raised again over Christmas when Christians in West Sumatra were banned from holding Christmas service and followers of Assemblies of God Church (GSJA) in Jambi had to celebrate Christmas outside of their sealed church.
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