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by FBM » Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:13 am
Row over Indonesia atheist Facebook post
An Indonesian man who said that God did not exist in a posting on a Facebook page for atheists could face jail.
Civil servant Alexander Aan, 31, is now in protective police custody after he was attacked by an angry mob earlier this week.
He may also lose his job over his posting on the social networking site.
Atheism is a violation of Indonesian law under the founding principles of the country.
Indonesia - the world's most populous Muslim nation - recognises the right to practice five other religions aside from Islam, says the BBC's Karishma Vaswani in Jakarta.
Local media said a mob attacked Mr Aan when he arrived for work at a government office on Wednesday.
Police said that according to Indonesian criminal law, anyone who tried to stop others believing in a faith could face up to five years in prison
The Facebook page where he made his comments remains up and supporters have condemned police action against Mr An, calling for him to be released.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16644141
I'm not an FBer. If one were so inspired, could s/he get involved in that FB discussion?
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by Clinton Huxley » Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:37 am
Being an atheist against the law? This is what is next for the US...
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by klr » Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:52 am
Gee, I thought Indonesia was supposed to be a tolerant country. It's motto is "Unity in Diversity". Obviously there must be some small print.
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by Svartalf » Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:56 am
That's a big LOL, they are one of the places where islum is most deeply seated, even though it's not officially the state religion... the Buddhist minority in Bali is subject to regular persecutions, let alone in places where non muslims are not a traditional part of the population.
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by Clinton Huxley » Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:57 am
klr wrote:Gee, I thought Indonesia was supposed to be a tolerant country. It's motto is "Unity in Diversity". Obviously there must be some small print.
Unity in conformity old be more honest.
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by FBM » Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:16 pm
I feel bad for the guy, but not bad enough to join Facebook.
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by JacksSmirkingRevenge » Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:53 pm
FBM wrote:I feel bad for the guy, but not bad enough to join Facebook.
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by FBM » Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:07 pm
"A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it." ~ H. L. Mencken
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by maiforpeace » Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:11 pm
klr wrote:Gee, I thought Indonesia was supposed to be a tolerant country. It's motto is "Unity in Diversity". Obviously there must be some small print.
They hide it well?
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by Audley Strange » Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:54 pm
Is it going to take a pogrom before idiots stop using facebook?
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by Gallstones » Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:49 pm
Clinton Huxley wrote:Being an atheist against the law? This is what is next for the US...
No.
We have the First Amendment.
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