Up in Arms

(Fox News) - Islamic hardliners in Indonesia rushed a town square, waved flags and attacked demonstrators with bamboo sticks Sunday, in Jakarta. 12 of the protesters were injured. The Islamic defenders front called for the deaths of the demonstrators and other members of their group.

So what was the original purpose of the demonstration that so enraged the hard-liners?

It was a rally to promote religious tolerance, staged by a group of about 200 Christians, moderate Muslims and members of a sect called Ahmadiyah — which is banned in some conservative Muslim countries but legal in Indonesia.

The gathering was intended to celebrate Indonesia's tradition of religious diversity.