Indonesia President To Remedy Church Closings

A posting last month reported on the forced closing down of Christian churches in Indonesia. Now something may be done. People's Daily reports that Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered the minister of religious affairs and local administrators to find a solution to the closures. The president was quoted as saying: "The state guarantees the freedom of its citizens to practice their religion and also guarantees that they can conduct religious rituals." He has ordered the National police Chief to enforce the law against those responsible or the closures.