If I can live under one roof with my Christian sister, and join the merriment of setting up a tiny Christmas tree for my nephew,
If my sister can still participate in the sungkeman part of Ied holiday,
If my once Christian, now Muslim cousins can contribute joy to their aunties' Christmas celebration
If my Christian best friends can wish me a merry Ied, and I can wish them a merry Christmas,
And if we can do all of those with ease and sincerity, then why can't some people? Why am I still reading about Islamic group stopping (even harassing) Christian congregation from holding their Sunday mass? Why am I still hearing rumors about some extreme Christian group that tries to provoke religious conflicts in Jakarta?
Doesn't it make you wonder, how stupid and how crooked can the police, the government and (most of) the people be to let a group of people get beaten up with sticks simply because they tried to pray to their God.
In case you didn't know yet, I am enraged by the news about the congregation of Batak Christian Protestant Church that were allegedly chased out of their Sunday mass. And don't get me started on how Ahmadiyah followers are treated like pariahs. Those followers include children, one of which got bullied and had rocks thrown at him by his friends just because he is an Ahmadiyah follower.
For weeks, or months now, I've been asking myself, what can I do about it. I really don't know, but I really wish I do.
What can you do about it?
