Ronald said something,and i really dont wanna quote him this time
NUmber of Muslims is decreasing in Indonesia?
He wanted to say Christians,since thats what official census and all catholic groups are saying
So what does official census of 2000 Indonesia says
ELIGIONS
Since many centuries ago the territory, which is now called Indo
nesia, has been an important passage of trading ships and place to call in for traders from many nations. While trading, they also propagated religious teachings they respectively adhered to local people. Hinduism and Buddhism, for example, were propagated by Indian merchants and migrants. Remnants of the two religion’s glory are the monumental buildings of Borobudur Temple (Buddhist) and Prambanan Temple (Hindu) in addition to tens of smaller temples, particularly in Java. Indonesians may boast Borobudur Temple, located in Magelang, Central Java, as one of the world’s marvels.
In 2000, some 1.60 percent of the country’s total population adhered to Hinduism. The greater concentration of Hindus is in Bali Is*land (some 75.35 percent of the Island’s total population).
Buddhism is followed by some 1.51 percent of the country’s total population, with their greater concentration found in the province of Bangka-Belitung (7.23 percent of the province’s total population) and in Riau Province (4.18 percent).
Islam was brought to Aceh, the most northern tip of Sumatra Island, by Gujarati and Persian merchants embracing the religion, be
fore spreading to Banten and Demak in Java Island, and other areas later on. Islam was thus developed at coastal areas first before penetrating to hinterlands. In Java in particular, the role of the nine Islamic holy men (Wali Songo) in propagating Islam was prominent. The num
ber of followers has been increasing from time to time.** According to the 1971 Census, some 87.51 percent of the country’s total population were followers of Islam; and according to the 2000 Census, Islam followers accounted for 88.22 percent, or an average increase of 1.86 percent annually.** This makes Indonesia a country with the largest Islam followers in the world. It is worth noting that the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta is the country’s largest mosque, and even the largest in Southeast Asia, and the Demak Mosque one of the country’s oldest mosques.
Catholicism was first introduced to this area by pastors partici*pating in the Portuguese voyages in search of Indonesian spices. After failing to defend Malacca, the Portuguese went away to land in Larantuka, Flores. From this place Catholicism was propagated and spread for the first time to throughout the country.
Jakarta’s large and beautiful cathedral is the pride of Indonesian Catholics. While Protestantism was introduced and propagated by Dutch and German missionaries, and later on by American missionaries. They initiated preaching the religion at Tapanuli (North Sumatra), Ambon (Maluku), Minahasa (North Sulawesi) and Manokwari (Papua), before to Kalimantan, Java and others. Missionaries are still active in Papua.
According to the 2000 Census, some 8.92 percent of Indonesia’s total population adhere to Catholicism and Protestantism. The number of the two religions’ followers grew at an annual average of 2.48 percent during the past there decades. Greater concentration of the Christian denominations are found in East Nusa Tenggara Province (87.67 percent of the province’s total population), Papua (75.51 percent), and in North Sulawesi Province (69.27 percent).
Difference 0.71%
Not much but when figure for Indonesia population 206 260 000 bit more 2000 census,substract and divide ,there were more then 180 million Muslims in that country and today with higjer birth rate, i would estimate anywhere from 192.4 mil to 203 million
Christians are all setlle on one few island,that Portuguese setlles and converted locals
Timor and area around Sumba,and few isles
Then Spiey Is;and,and in North Sulawesi
So 8% of 200 million+ by Ronald is 30 million
Bravo,hats off
