Ambon's Religious Bloodbath - Indonesia

April 1999
It's no wonder inhabitants are risking their lives to leave a Place where there is so much death. Rare video captures a mob wielding machetes and fire-bombing houses. "I took out my sword and took off four heads," says one gang member. 50,000 Muslims gather at the dock to escape, clambering up makeshift ropes onto an overcrowded ship. Christians soon arrive on another boat, refugees from a different island. They are chased back to their ship. The army is all that stands between the factions. Many accuse local criminals of exploiting religious tension to gain power in the vacuum left by Suharto. The migration policies that forced the archipelago together are now falling apart, and the islands are left hanging together by a fine political thread.

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[aryadwipanggaable]

tai lu

[aryadwipanggaable]

apakah kalian akan diam melihat kaummu dibunuh

[hatloverxxx]

"What turned these peaceful islanders into brutal killers?" Hmmm let me think. Christian missionaries dealing arms.

Bible condones all kinds of slaugter, fact.

[marcot401]

well you keep thretining Christans they fight back!!!!

[MrLoner550]

this is very tipical of indonesia...there's no rules out there especially ambon..

stone age people...

[qxezwcs]

@kastitabh1 old testament? Christians do not follow old testament anymore. We are in the new testament. old testament teachings are for ancient Israelites. Do you get it?

[kastitabh1]

"Tuhan Allahmu akan memberikan negara-negara dan berbaring pada mereka kepanikan besar sampai mereka dibasmi. Ia akan menyampaikan raja-raja mereka ke dalam tangan-Mu, engkau akan menghapus nama mereka dari kolong langit, tidak satupun dari mereka berdiri sebelum kamu, sampai engkau telah dibasmi. "Ini panggilan untuk genosida tersembunyi ada dalam Al Qur'an? Tidak, itu diambil dari Perjanjian Lama (Ulangan 7, 23 dan 24).

[aswiran]

@TommyIrianto yeah that's right education here at indonesia not really considered by the government because they (mostly) too busy with money, power and clean image so that's why there are so many "event" happen here, I wonder can indonesia really progress ahead? maybe till some really "big chaos event" occur here it will change I hope not

well indonesia still learn how to be