6 Comments on “Indonesian Democracy and Islam”

1. O. Bule Says:
   July 27th, 2006 at 11:26 pm

   While I am a westerner (USA), I am also a Moslem, having convertied when I married my Indonesian wife. The piece to which I am responding is obviously the work of someone who dislikes Islam. I to am worried that the “moderate Islam that Indonesia is so famous for” will be inexorably overwhelmed by the extremist, Arab style Islam. However, I do not see Islam as a cult, and the degree to which it fosters violence is determined by two things: The evil in the hearts of those who preach hate under the false flag of religion, and the gulibility of their audiences. I pray to almighty God that the Indonesian people have the good sense to not only ignore the rantings of these evil people, but to eliminate them from Indonesian society.

   Orang Bule

2. Orang Baik Says:
   November 11th, 2007 at 9:26 pm

   I agree with Orang Bule di atas.

3. bunclyinsacka@@@@ Says:
   November 22nd, 2007 at 10:30 am

   Tell that to thousands of christians or ethnic chinese! that being slaughtered all over the country! because they just being christians and chinese! how do you justifiy the FPI, or any other radical islamist group who chanting to hang 3 innnocent ladies just because merely they just try to help muslim childreen from being hungry or malnourished?
   It will take the whole world to educated the muslim! it just because they happened to inherit the apathy and ignorance. Is not about religion, is about the mentallity and the feel of entitlement to level with the rest of other races and nation which they cannot ACHIEVED for the last of 400 years! tell me other than UAE if there is any other muslim country who really succeed in both aspect of their economy and civilian life of their people? NONE! dont denied it NONE!.

   It’s a whack whack world out there.

4. Country man Says:
   April 24th, 2008 at 8:24 am

   How narrow and krap your comments about islam ! believe you were commenting to small amount of Moslems who become bigot due to their stupidity. Bigots are also present in Christians and Chinese…

5. Rob Says:
   April 24th, 2008 at 8:39 am

   There is a more current thread on a similar topic…

6. Steve - Democracy Campaigner Says:
   February 14th, 2009 at 9:07 am

   I think Islam can be compatible with democracy, Turkey is another example of such a nation. Allot of the countries in the middle east who are not democracies, are probably that way because of a number of reasons not just religion.

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