ICC Note:
As extremism trends upwards in Indonesia, church leaders in both the Catholic and Protestant church are calling for unity between both groups in order to combat extremism. Church leaders reiterated the church needs to strengthen ties with Muslims in order to be better witnesses for Christ. But, there must first be respect and unity within the church before it can hope to minister to those of other faiths.   
1/30/2017 Indonesia (UCA)–  Catholics and Protestants need to unite if Christians are to resist a rise in intolerance and radicalism in Indonesia, church leaders have said.
Growing incidents of hate speech and opposition to the building of places of worship by Muslim hardliners as well as the blasphemy case against Jakarta’s Christian governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama have alarmed minority groups, including Christians.
Many believe the governor, popularly known as Ahok, is being targeted by hardliners because they don’t want a Christian running the Muslim majority nation’s capital.
To fight intolerance Catholics and Protestants must heal wounds caused by the split in Christianity hundreds of years ago, which is still affecting Christian ties worldwide, including Indonesia, according to Reverend Markus Priyono of the Bethel Tabernacle.
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