“Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,” says Yahweh Sabaoth. (Zechariah 4: 6)

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Washington Post—Jakarta’s Christian governor sentenced to prison in blasphemy case:

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Thousands of Indonesians gathered outside Cipinang prison in East Jakarta on Tuesday evening to express solidarity with a man who, just hours earlier, had been serving as their governor. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, widely known by the nickname Ahok, was earlier sentenced by a court and taken to the prison — but not for the common crime of corruption, which is rife in Indonesia. Instead, his crime was blasphemy.

Purnama, Jakarta’s first Christian governor in decades, had suggested late last year that Jakarta’s imams were misusing Koranic verses to discriminate against Christian candidates. The remarks created a furor in Muslim-majority Indonesia, prompting huge rallies by Islamists opposed to Purnama and leading, eventually, to his lopsided electoral defeat on April 19.

After Purnama’s election loss, his supporters took to social media to push the idea that he should instead become the governor of Hindu-majority Bali. But that idea, never entirely serious, became fantasy this week after the court ruled against him. The five-judge panel sentenced Purnama, who is ethnic Chinese, to two years in prison.

[Rise of hard-line Islamist groups alarms moderate Indonesian Muslims]

Indonesia, the most populous Muslim-majority country in the world, has long been regarded as a political science success case — a democracy with an open political system that generally respects the rights of religious and ethnic minorities. The verdict against Purnama, however, is merely the latest demonstration of the growing influence of Islamists — on the streets and in the state bureaucracy — on Indonesia’s politics.

“The rise of sectarianism and the growing power of Islamist hard-liners in Indonesia has led to a decline in freedom of expression and freedom of belief,” said Usman Hamid, Amnesty International’s Indonesia director. “Ahok is someone who is tough-talking, but that doesn’t mean he deserves to be imprisoned. He’s not a corrupt leader stealing the money of the state, like so many others do.”

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SnyderTalk Comment:

Indonesia is the largest predominantly Muslim country in the world.  With a population that exceeds 257 million people, almost 90% of whom are Muslim and less than 10% of whom are Christian, Indonesia is referred to typically as a “moderate Muslim” country.

As Muslim countries go, Indonesia is “moderate”.  Problem is in practical terms there are no “moderate Muslim” countries.

See “Spain: ‘Pacifist’ Imam Arrested on Terror Charges: The New York Times once praised his moderation”.

So-called “moderate Muslims” aren’t really Muslims.  They are MINOs: Muslims in name only.

So-called “Christians” who don’t take Yahweh’s promises seriously aren’t really Christians. They are CINOs: Christians in name only.

Concerning what Christianity really is, see “Misunderstanding ‘the Law’“.  This SnyderTalk editorial is regarded by some as controversial, but it’s based on Yahweh’s word. If you have any doubts, study your Bible.  It’s in there.

Switching Gears

See the video below.  It’s worth knowing what Russian millennials think of the U.S.

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“If My people who are called by My Name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7: 14)

Change that Yahweh calls “good” begins in the hearts of believers—people who are recognizable because they are different.

We are different because we belong to Him and are called by His Name.  We are Yahweh’s people, His followers.

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“The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me. Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.” (John 17: 22-24)

See “His Name is Yahweh”.