Christians barred from singing Christmas music in Indonesia.
SURABAYA, Indonesia — Muslims in a village in Indonesia stopped a church choir from rehearsing on Sunday evening for a Christmas service on the false premise that the Christians needed permission from community leaders, sources said.
In the predominantly Muslim Matajang neighborhood in Caile village, Ujungbulu District, Bulukumba Regency, South Celebes Province, the head of the local neighborhood association told members of the Catholic St. Yoseph Station church, “It’s important that the choir practice should be reported to the local government,” according to a video that appeared on TikTok account @sellsellss and on other social media.
The neighborhood association head, Andi Arman, known as Aples, claimed to be mediating between the Catholic choir and the area Muslims, telling choir member in the video, “First, I will tell the [Muslim] neighbors that there will be activities like this. If you ask permission, I can tell them there has been a report to the local government. If it is like this [without permission], I will say there is no permission.” CP.
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