we got plenty of TP in indonesia. So much that there's a lot left over to export around the region. People in Jakarta have been laughing at these stories of TP shortage in Australia and elsewhere.
There are many Christians in Indonesia like myself. Just look at the history of Makassar on the island of Sulawesi. Many families here have followed Jesus Christ for over 400 years.
But it's true, lots of muzzies running around this place. I pray it will change one day.
greed + fear + family pressure
greed: people who accepted Islam quickly got a network of business partners who sailed the seas between the Middle East and the Philippines. Muslim banking system was powerful then as now. Once you converted, you could get loans to do business.
fear: in many communities, if you didn't accept Islam, you could be killed.
family pressure: younger people were always taught to take their elders' advice. When the senior member of a large extended family became a Muslim, his children and grandchildren would often convert out of respect and trust in their elder.