Block on Christian converts in Indonesia

Christian organisations may face curbs on preaching and people of different religions could be banned from marrying under controversial new laws being considered by Indonesia.

Hardline Muslim groups are drafting new laws to combat Christianity's spread in the world's largest Muslim country.

The Religious Tolerance Bill would curb the building of new churches and insist that all religious activities be limited to members of that religion, in effect barring attempts to convert new members.

The laws would also bar a person from converting to another religion after marriage and prevent children being adopted into a different faith.