Nearly nine-tenths of the Indonesian population professes Islam. There are, however, pockets of Christians scattered throughout the country, particularly in Flores, Timor, northern Celebes, the interior of Kalimantan, and the Moluccas. Most are Protestant or independent Christian, and the remainder are mainly Roman Catholic. Although Indonesia is a predominantly-Muslim nation, with 86% of its inhabitants identifying as Muslim – Hindus throughout Indonesia make up 1.7% of the population. While this may not seem like a significant percentage, 87% of Balinese people identify as Hindu, making them the third largest religious group in Indonesia. Indonesia’s Setara Institute, which monitors religious freedom in Indonesia, documented 220 cases of violent attacks on religious minorities in 2013, up from 91 such cases in 2007. Catholic religious education is an educational process that helps Catholic students grasp the knowledge of the Christian life and identity. In Indonesia, national education law pushes students to In a much discussed ruling in 2009, the Constitutional Court upheld Indonesia’s notoriously expansive “Blasphemy Law” (Law 1/PNPS/1965) on just these grounds, affirming that the state had the right to restrict public expressions of religion, like that of Indonesia’s Ahmadis or various new religious movements, in the interest of public The official language of Indonesia, constitutionally acclaimed is the Indonesian language. The many other regional and most popularly used languages include Javanese, Sudanese, Hindi, Chinese, Minangkabau, Dutch, and English. Here are the top languages of Indonesia. 1. Bahasa Indonesia: The Official Language of Indonesia Source Democracy and Religion in Indonesian Diversity. On 17 April 2019 General Elections took place simultaneously choosing the President and Vice President as well as national provincial and regency legislators and national senators throughout Indonesia. Indonesian citizens abroad were also given the opportunity to vote before April 17. Bali was occupied by the Japanese during World War II. In 1946 a battle was fought between Dutch troops and Indonesian revolutionary forces at Marga in western Bali. The island became part of the Republic of Indonesia in 1950. A terrorist bombing on the island in 2002 killed some 200 people. MNMCpjH.