Source: Praying for Indonesia, February 3, 2021
A West Sumatra high school punished Christian students for refusing to wear a hijab during online classes. Parental outcry led to a ruling of unacceptable religious intolerance from the Education and Culture minister, and an apology from the high school.
Praise God this incident for the firm action by the Education Minister. Pray that this results in addressing general intolerance of Christians and other minorities.
Published on Facebook. The intersection of dress codes and online schooling got us thinking. But it also spurred a legal ruling: See Indonesia Bans Forced Religious Attire in Schools (BBC) and a longer article from Al Jazeera.
Also from Indonesia: Some missionaries are looking for 1,000 daily prayer partners to intercede for the people group they hope to reach. See Pray for the Banjar. There are too many similar efforts for us to curate them all, but if you have a vested interest in a specific group, look/ask around to see if there’s a prayer campaign you might want to join.