Indonesia: Mosque and church in Tanjung Priok mirror of religious tolerance

http://www.regionalinterfaith.org.au/home/south-east-asia-news/749-indonesia-mosques-and-churches-in-tanjung-priok-mirror-of-religious-tolerance.html

There are interesting sights at No Way Enggano. 52 Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta where the mosque Masjid Al-Muqarrabin is built adjacent to the Protestant Church of Mahanaim.

Chairman of the Protestant Church of Mahanaim, Pastor Tatalede Barakati explained the church had stood since 1957, while the Masjid Al-Muqarrabin was constructed two years after the church was erected.

"This church has been here for 55 years, built from 1957. While there is a new mosque coming after the church was built. One wall - a wall", said Pastor Tatalede Barakati recently as reported by kompas.com.

Tatalede said the relationship that has existed between church and mosque officials has never encountered a problem. If there are religious events, such as the holy month of Ramadan, Fitr, or Christmas, they are mutually supportive. Nonetheless, the church claimed to have never made the events together.

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It's good to know that the government has cancelled their plan to widen the road and relocate these amazing buildings