<\/p>\n
Jakarta, Januari 17th<\/sup>, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Leimena Institute held a Thanksgiving Service for the Completion of the 2014 National Agenda and Starting the Year of 2015, taking place in a hotel in Jakarta, on January 17th, 2015. The service was opened with a speech from Mr. Jakob Tobing, President of Leimena Institute; Mr. Yasonna H. Laoly, Indonesian Minister of Law and Human Rights; and Father Edy Purwanto, Executive Secretary of Indonesian Catholic Churches Conference (KWI).<\/p>\n Rev. Andreas A. Yewangoe, Chief Advisory Council from Council of Churches in Indonesia (PGI), delivered the sermon, from Isaiah 33: 15-16: \u201cHe who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, He who rejects unjust gain and shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking upon evil; He will dwell on the heights, His refuge will be the impregnable rock; His bread will be given, His water will be sure.\u201d \u00a0In the reflection, Rev. Yewangoe urged Christian politicians to work and serve for the good of every people, with honesty and integrity.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/leimena.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/03\/006-2.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”on” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” animation_style=”slide” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_direction=”left” show_bottom_space=”on” \/][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.14″]<\/p>\n Christmas Reflection was given by Father Franz Magnis-Suseno, a Professor of Driyakara Theological and Philosophy School. He emphasized that Christmas has been a moment of joy, because the Lord has not left us. Through Christmas, we are reminded that love is stronger than hate, and forgiveness is stronger than revenge. Because of that, the presence of Christian people in Indonesia must be a testimony of God\u2019s love, not a threat to anyone.<\/p>\n Present among the guests were members of the Indonesian People Representatives (DPR RI), Indonesian Regional Representatives (DPD RI), Indonesian Constitution Judge, Prof. Dr. Maria Farida, Chairman of Indonesian Council of Churches (PGI), Rev. Dr. Henriette Tabita Hutabarat Lebang, Chairman of Indonesian Evangelical Churches Fellowship (PGLII), Rev. Nus Reimas, and also representatives from several church synods in Indonesia.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/leimena.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/03\/006-3.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”on” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” animation_style=”slide” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_direction=”left” show_bottom_space=”on” \/][et_pb_text use_border_color=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.14″]<\/p>\n The Thanksgiving Service received appreciation from many attendees. Quoting Indonesian Minister of Law and Human Rights, Mr. Yasonna H. Laoly\u2019s speech: \u201cIt is our hope that Leimena Institute can keep on being a vessel for discussion and talks about national issues, from any party. Right now democracy and nationhood in Indonesia is growing, so we need the help and participation from all elements of the nation, across parties and professions for a brighter future for Indonesia.\u201c<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” prev_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_post_nav in_same_term=”on” hide_prev=”off” hide_next=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” show_prev=”on” show_next=”on” \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" IL News 006\/2015 Jakarta, Januari 17th, 2015 Leimena Institute held a Thanksgiving Service for the Completion of the 2014 National Agenda and Starting the Year of 2015, taking place in a hotel in Jakarta, on January 17th, 2015. The service was opened with a speech from Mr. Jakob Tobing, President of Leimena Institute; […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" \u00a0<\/p> Jakarta, Januari 17th<\/sup>, 2015<\/strong><\/p> \u00a0<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> Leimena Institute held a Thanksgiving Service for the Completion of the 2014 National Agenda and Starting the Year of 2015, taking place in a hotel in Jakarta, on January 17th, 2015. The service was opened with a speech from Mr. Jakob Tobing, President of Leimena Institute; Mr. Yasonna H. Laoly, Indonesian Minister of Law and Human Rights; and Father Edy Purwanto, Executive Secretary of Indonesian Catholic Churches Conference (KWI).<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> Rev. Andreas A. Yewangoe, Chief Advisory Council from Council of Churches in Indonesia (PGI), delivered the sermon, from Isaiah 33: 15-16: \u201cHe who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, He who rejects unjust gain and shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking upon evil; He will dwell on the heights, His refuge will be the impregnable rock; His bread will be given, His water will be sure.\u201d \u00a0In the reflection, Rev. Yewangoe urged Christian politicians to work and serve for the good of every people, with honesty and integrity.<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> Christmas Reflection was given by Father Franz Magnis-Suseno, a Professor of Driyakara Theological and Philosophy School. He emphasized that Christmas has been a moment of joy, because the Lord has not left us. Through Christmas, we are reminded that love is stronger than hate, and forgiveness is stronger than revenge. Because of that, the presence of Christian people in Indonesia must be a testimony of God\u2019s love, not a threat to anyone.<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> Present among the guests were members of the Indonesian People Representatives (DPR RI), Indonesian Regional Representatives (DPD RI), Indonesian Constitution Judge, Prof. Dr. Maria Farida, Chairman of Indonesian Council of Churches (PGI), Rev. Dr. Henriette Tabita Hutabarat Lebang, Chairman of Indonesian Evangelical Churches Fellowship (PGLII), Rev. Nus Reimas, and also representatives from several church synods in Indonesia.<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> The Thanksgiving Service received appreciation from many attendees. Quoting Indonesian Minister of Law and Human Rights, Mr. Yasonna H. Laoly\u2019s speech: \u201cIt is our hope that Leimena Institute can keep on being a vessel for discussion and talks about national issues, from any party. Right now democracy and nationalism in Indonesia is growing, so we need the help and participation from all elements of the nation, across parties and professions for a brighter future for Indonesia.\u201c<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-il-news","category-legislative"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.leimena.org\/id\/_assets\/files\/IL%20News%20128%202015wb.jpg\")
<\/p>![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.leimena.org\/id\/_assets\/files\/IL%20News%20128%202015wc.jpg\")
<\/p>