Cempaka Culture and Tourism: Christmas Celebrated Peacefully in Indonesia

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Christmas Celebrated Peacefully in Indonesia

The Jakarta Globe, Camelia Pasandaran

Thousand of worshippers attending a Christmas Eve Mass at Bethani Church in Surabaya, East Java. Heavy security at churches around the country enabled Christians in Indonesia to worship and celebrate mostly without incident this year. (AFP Photo)

Amid tight security, Christmas was marked peacefully with religious services and family parties in Jakarta and the rest of the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, police said on Friday.

“Christmas celebrations in Indonesia were safe and sound,” said National Police Chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri.

Normally, nothing happening might not be considered news. But with fears of terrorism and possible religious conflict still a concern here, the quiet celebrations are worth noting.

In Jakarta, churches were packed for Christmas Eve services on Thursday evening. Jakarta Cathedral overflowed with worshipers, many taking part from the church grounds.

The only reported incident occurred in Tambun, just east of Jakarta, where hundreds of people held a noisy protest in front of the Protestant Filadelfia Church demanding that a Christmas service there be halted because the church did not have a permit from local authorities. Police mediated the dispute, and the protesters allowed the service to proceed.

Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo, visiting the Protestant Immanuel Church on Thursday night, said he expected Jakarta to be a model of religious tolerance.

“I want Christians and Jakarta people to unite in pluralism,” he said, according to Antaran.

In North Jakarta, police were dispatched to guard several churches against a repeat of the church bombings that occurred in 2000. In some churches, metal detectors were used to screen worshippers as tight security has become routine this time of year.

Security was also in force in Medan, which has nearly 400 churches. Thousands of Christians celebrated in heavily guarded churches, some of them joined by members of Muslim groups.

Christians celebrated safely in the three main churches in Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh, where partial Shariah law is in force.

Aceh Police Deputy Chief Brig. Gen. Bambang Suparno said 3,000 personnel were deployed for the Christmas and New Year holidays in the province.

Following churches’ calls for low-key celebrations to avoid creating tension, celebrations in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, this year were kept indoors and did not involve the usual motorcade.

East Nusa Tenggara Police Chief Brig. Gen. Bambang Suedi said about 10,000 officers were deployed to safeguard Christmas and New Year’s Eve, although he said the main problems were general crimes, including drunkenness.

In restive Papua province, where police said they deployed about 8,000 officers, Christmas also proceeded peacefully.

“We are conducting a special operation during the Christmas celebrations, because we want people to feel safe and peaceful when they perform their religious processions,” Papua Police Chief Insp. Gen. Bekto Suprapto said.

The operation included the seizure of illegal liquor prior to Christmas as “most perpetrators are heavily influenced by alcohol prior to committing criminal actions,” Bekto said.

In Bali, Christmas celebrations were marked by local ceremonies that blended Balinese culture with the holiday. Many faithful wore traditional dress as they celebrated Mass at the Holy Trinity Church in North Kuta.

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