4 Comments on “Religious Laws”

1. Janma Says:
   August 31st, 2007 at 11:56 am

   Kalla said people should abide by sharia because they fear God not the police.

   ??????
   That’s why all those Muslim politicians are so afraid to be corrupt? Steal money from the government and the people? That’s why they are afraid to commit adultery and that’s why they leave poor people to drown in their man made mud flows?
   They are not afraid of God or the Police.

2. Colson Says:
   August 31st, 2007 at 2:13 pm

   Albeit all kinds of objections I can think of reading the names of some of these “centrists”, it undoubtedly is very positive they all speak out against sharia-lawmaking. The constitutional state of the RI badly needed some help in this department. It may not stem the flow of craziness, but at least it looks like it may be the start of some counter information to enlighten public opinion.

3. Sylvester Says:
   September 1st, 2007 at 11:58 am

   Yes Colson
   Sharia is a virus for all mankind.
   It is a pity to see some area in Indo have applied this evil law. Hope more people like Yenny Wahid, Sirait and Anas come to power in indo.

4. Peter Says:
   September 2nd, 2007 at 12:00 am

   Maruarar Sirait of the youth wing of PDI-P said the religious laws came about because the government was weak…

   Exactly. RI’s government needs to assert itself more if it wants to be taken seriously. Otherwise it will remain a joke in the eyes of its citizens and the world.

   And by assert itself I don’t only mean that it should gather up its Islam”-istic” hooligans (i.e. FPI), but that it should play a more active role in the religious sector of the country. For instance, imams who incite violence and disunity should be removed. And furthermore there could be a government-run standard “imam college” so to speak, so that anyone wanting to become an imam must be trained there. Also, female imams could be trained, to help bring about more empowerment of Indonesian women. This has all been done recently in Morocco. So if Indonesians insist upon kissing the @ss of Arabs, they could at least pick a good example, like Morocco.

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