I believe Mike Pence is a genuine Christian. I say that based on a statement Bro. Chuck Harding made while preaching at our church prior to the election. Many of you know Bro. Harding and appreciate his ministry, Awake America, along with the annual Capitol Connection trek to Washington, D.C. I remember him talking about meeting the VP when he was a governor, visiting him in his office. He verified that Pence has a good testimony of salvation. The thing I remember most is Harding talking about the Bible on Pence’s desk. He glanced at it in their meeting and noticed the marks, notes, and highlights we’d expect of a serious Christians’ Bible!

That’s why it saddens me when I see a report of him in Indonesia making such a ludicrous statement. Indonesia’s “moderate Islam” is anything but moderate, as I’ll prove in the body of this article. Why he would say such a thing one can only speculate. Was he ignorant of what is really happening there? Is he playing politician? Who knows? But don’t be fooled! Islam’s sharia law is very strong in Indonesia.

I’ll now list some of the things going on in Indonesia. Is this really an inspiration to the world?

Indonesia: Sharia vigilantes beat gay couple, then turn them over to religious police.

Sharia Indonesia: Woman gets 100 lashes for sex outside marriage.

“Moderate” Indonesia gives “messiah” five years in prison for “blasphemy”.

Indonesia’s Aceh province lashes 339 people with cane in 2016 for violations of Sharia.

Indonesia: Christmas ornament found bearing word “Allah,” Muslims outraged, hotel shut down.

Indonesia: Police escort Islam Defenders Front in shopping mall raids over employees wearing Santa hats.

Indonesia: Tearful Jakarta governor denies insulting Quran as thousands of Muslims call for his imprisonment.

Indonesia: 150,000 Muslims demand arrest of Christian governor for “blasphemy”.

Indonesia: Muslims firebomb church, injure four children.

Sharia in Indonesia: Woman savagely beaten for standing too close to her boyfriend.

Indonesia: Muslims attack 200 Christians at church, harass priest for reading Bible.

Indonesia: Muslim with ISIS flag stabs priest, tries to blow up church during mass, police search for motive.

Ramadan in Indonesia: 4 Muslims jailed for plot to blow up Buddhist temple.

Sharia Indonesia: 60-year-old woman caned for selling alcohol in Aceh.

Indonesia: Muslims call for closure of churches in Sharia province.

Muslims leaving Indonesia for Islamic State daily: “too many to count”.

Indonesia: Muslim mobs attack churches, one dead, four wounded.

Indonesia: Police open fire on church, kill 15-year-old boy.

All of these events are documented (see jihadwatch.org). Let me close this article with these words from Bro. Pence: