Tag: Buddhism, Confusianism, Oscar Chung, Religion, Taiwan, Taoism
Taiwan a home for people of all faiths
by Oscar Chung As a world leader in promoting religious freedom, Taiwan is providing a home for people of all faiths. Normally a place of quiet reflection, Tian-An...
Happy Idul Fitri Mohon maaf lahir dan batin. May these joyous days bring happiness for you and your family.
By: Jack Lato & Emma Kwee Idul Fitri is the most important day on the Islamic calendar. Cleansed and a few pounds lighter, millions of Indonesians return home...
Bali’s Galungan food 16 September – 26 September
By: Mila Shwaiko I was born on the day before Galungan, the most important religious festival in the Balinese calendar, which marks the ten-day period when deified...
Ramadhan & Idul Fitri
By: Syazana Nur Ramadhan is not only a community binding ritual, it is also a personal journey. In this article Syazana from Malaysia shares her childhood memories...
“What will you do during Lebaran?”
By: Rani Yunus Ramadhan ends tomorrow and the upcoming Idul Fitri end-of-fasting month — in Indonesia known as Lebaran, will last two days. The whole nation begins...
Re: Christianity in Indonesia – 2
Indonesia has become steadily more Islamic since Suharto's second term, notwithstanding the pseudo-secular Megawati (who actually aligned the PDI-P with the PPP and...
Re: Christianity in Indonesia – 1
A 12th Century Christian Egyptian record of churches suggest that a church was established in Barus, on the west coast of North Sumatra, a trading post known to have...
Christianity in Indonesia
By: Antony Sutton No-one can be quite sure when Christianity first reached the Indonesian archipelago. The earliest hint comes from a kind of handbook for early...
A Green Hajj?
By: Kafil Yamin 300.000 Indonesian Muslims, along with around 3 million pilgrims, return from Mecca annually and leave behind 100 million plastic bottles. Unless...
Idul Adha & the Inevitable End of Rambo 2
By: Jacobus E. Lato In the last two years, Idul Adha in Indonesia has meant the end for Rambo. Last year Rambo 1 was killed and today Rambo 2 was bitterly slain. It...
