View Indonesia's demographics. Explore religions practiced by Indonesian people. Updated: 11/21/2023 The Muslims of Aceh only make up 2% of the population of Indonesia, but they are worthy of Religions of Indonesia. The six official religions recognized by the Indonesian government are Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism. This does not account for the tribal and ancestral beliefs and traditions. They existed long before explorers set foot on these islands, and long before Indonesia became Indonesia. April 15, 2019. JAKARTA, Indonesia — Joko Widodo, the Muslim president of Indonesia, is into heavy metal and saving Christians. Earlier in his political career, he helped shelter ethnic Chinese 7 in 10 women who have had an abortion identify as a Christian, according to a 2015 Lifeway Research study, closely mirroring the overall religious makeup of the U.S. Click To Tweet. The 70% of women who’ve had abortions that self-identify as a Christian includes Catholics (27%), Protestants (26%), non-denominational (15%), and Orthodox (2%). Introduction. On 23 January 1998, during Ramadan, President Suharto’s son-in-law, General Prabowo Subianto, invited members of a radical Islamist organization, the Indonesian Committee for Solidarity with the Islamic World (Komite Indonesia untuk Solidaritas dengan Dunia Islam, KISDI) to break fast with him at the headquarters of Kopassus, the crack unit within the Indonesian army that he eVlnkn.

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