Regulating Houses of Worship

President Jokowi is to sign a new regulation on the building of houses of worship. It could foster intolerance.

Tempo

September 11, 2023

THE administration of President Joko Widodo runs the risk of making it harder to build houses of worship. Instead of revoking the restrictive 2006 Joint Religious Affairs Minister and Home Affairs Minister Regulation, Jokowi is to sign the proposed presidential regulation on the preservation of harmony between religious communities, which is also too wide-ranging. If the draft passes, minority religious communities could find it more difficult to

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