5 Comments on “The Trouble With Syariah”

1. Hairays Says:
   May 7th, 2006 at 2:27 pm

   Whats this Arabisation all about? Syariah, closing, burning churches and suppressing women. Indonesia is heading back to the 14th century. The sad part is that the vast majority of people who don’t want syariah have been hijacked and are silent. The police cannot protect the minority and others from violent attacks by “Islamic defenders” FPI. I wonder what these thugs are defending Islam from? The best way to deal with them is to face them militiarily since neither the politicians nor the police can deal with outlaws like these who hide the banner of Islam. Another way is perhaps to give them all a one way ticket to the middle east where they can live their 14th century syariah utopia.

2. Reza Says:
   September 29th, 2006 at 3:49 pm

   The law is in infancy and hasnt even been applied properly and you already hopping mad and cry foul. Just because there are hypocrites doesnt mean the shariah law doesnt work. If the humiliation policy towards women is really happen, then that religious police are the one who should be flog (Although I don’t believe it happened, being an Acehnese myself I know how we treat our women, especially in public). Its really encouraging though that the majority of people who are against it are not native Acehnese, God willing, they when they succeed and the will become an example for other Muslim majority provinces in Indonesia. Amin.

3. Karlira Kanakahuko Says:
   October 25th, 2006 at 1:37 pm

   Countinue to criticize against Islamization of Indonesia. We hope that all countries in the whole world declare war against Indonesia, if Indonesia is already a Sharia State. Sharia/Syariah really makes Indonesia to become a pure hell! and then we see a real hell in what we discuss from our religion and our faiths.

4. Nona Tahapary Says:
   December 1st, 2006 at 10:55 am

   Indonesia is a not a Muslim state. The founding fathers were explicitly clear when they enacted the state law. This national law should be the ONLY law governs Indonesia. Indonesia has been a secular country since its independence; therefore it should remain as such. Indonesians who want to use Syariah law should move to those Arab countries and leave Indonesia and its existing UUD 45 laws alone!

   God bless Indonesia!

5. Parvita Says:
   December 2nd, 2006 at 12:45 pm

   Syariah will never be the law in Indonesia. The big Moslem group, Nahdatul Ulama and Muhammadyah, they can’t even have one voice deciding when the Idul Fitri is, how are they ever going to come up with syariah? So don’t worry, with the diversity of this country, even within every religion, I see it will never going to happen. If it ever happens, the name of the country is NOT INDONESIA anymore, because Indonesia was built by a constitution, which protects all religion. Can’t agree more with Ms. Tahapary.

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