Storys of Christians Jailed for Telling "The Story"

41 INDONESIAN CHRISTIANS SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS FOR ‘BLASPHEMY’
Source: BosNewsLife
An Indonesian court has sentenced 41 Christian leaders to five years in prison on charges of blasphemy because they openly prayed that Muslims would “come to know Christ,” local Christians and a human rights group reported. The charges came after the Christians, who are linked to Campus Crusade for Christ, participated in a December 2006 prayer gathering in the Indonesian province of East Java. They were arrested last May. “During this time they prayed for their nation asking that all Muslim leaders come to know Christ,” reported Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) Australia. “Video footage of this prayer meeting was filmed and leaked to a Muslim organization.” The organization quoted local sources as saying that the 41 believers “have been found guilty of abusing the Koran.” Lawyers are planning to appeal the sentence in the East Java High Court in Surabaya.