Johannes Nugroho’s grandparents with other members of Surabaya’s first Chinese Protestant congregation, circa 1950s. Photo: Johannes Nugroho
Sukmawati aside, few Indonesians would dare to change their religion
- Sukarno’s daughter may have converted from Islam to Hinduism but for ordinary Indonesians to do so is to take a great risk, as Johannes Nugroho found out
- For those who can get past the bureaucratic stone wall, social ostracism – and in some cases even jail – can await
Johannes Nugroho’s grandparents with other members of Surabaya’s first Chinese Protestant congregation, circa 1950s. Photo: Johannes Nugroho