Local government in Wonogiri withdraws funding for three traditional Javanese cultural ceremonies, while in Tulungagung a fourth practice is under threat.

A new round of fatwas from the MUI, sperm donation, organ donation, sex change operations.

Legalised gambling in Indonesia a boon to state revenue or creator of social misery.

A Christian short stay type complex in Cisarua, Bogor is burned to the ground by the 'Puncak Line'.

Indonesians weigh in on the South Park prophet [censored] bear suit controversy.

Plans to prevent known adulterers like Maria Eva from running for public office.

Constitutional Court hears case on free interpretation of religions, a human right or recipe for anarchy.

Murderous menstruating zombies in soft-porn horror flick "Hantu Puncak Datang Bulan".

The tabloid sensation of sex change recipient Agus Wardoyo aka Nadia Ilmira Arkadea.

Obscure branches of the MUI have their 15 minutes of fame in protest at the '2012' doomsday movie.

Japanese AV idol Maria Ozawa's plans to work in Indonesia outrage religious leaders.

Monitoring Ramadan mosque sermons in the war on terrorism.

Fatwa on superstitious beliefs in arts and pop culture television.

Ross rails against continued neglect of Ahmadiyah people in Lombok.

The curse of soft porn horror films, calls to ban 'Paku Kuntilanak' and the 'Virgin's Blood...'

Blasphemous farting attempts in Probolinggo see police swing into action against a kejawenist rebel.

Muslim only housing estates and gated communities in Jakarta and surrounds, and Halal Bogor.

The place where bizarre, abusive, tortured comments that don't get approved come to rest.

A branch of the Sufi sect Tarekat Naqsyabandiyah is the latest target of the MUI.

What lonely women want, what adults get up to, Sasak singers get in trouble for suggesting answers.

What's the worst sinetron ever? Ross reels at the sight of Hareem.

Usage of religious symbolism in politics, examples of election campaign posters.

Bright ideas are coming thick and fast from the East Java police chief, this time headscarves for policewomen.

Voters in Indramayu are threatened with hellfire unless the Golkar Party is supported in 2009.

The six new fatwas from the Majelis Ulama Indonesia, from vasectomies to abstaining at election time.

Perceptions of corruption at government departments, and the use of brokers at immigration offices.

Mixing Sundanese disco music and Islam invites bigotry and later "mediation" in West Java, as Ross finds out.

Bias in the media, examples of Islamist bias on television have Ross railing.

Local people in Tasikmalaya are roused to action to prevent mysterious cave men rituals.

MUI leader Cholil Ridwan says Kompas newspaper is a western papist tool for attacking Islam.

Muslim yoga enthusiasts are asked to suspend their yoga activities while the MUI examines whether it is haram.

Website and blog owners scramble to delete offensive cartoons as the government, MUI and PKS bear down on them.

The controversy over a politician-cleric's marriage to an underage girl in Semarang.

Islamic rituals of courting and romance, how to woo your Muslim bride the taaruf way.

The MUI's laundry list of complaints about television programming this Ramadan, including effeminate male roles.

The MUI attempts to chase the regent of Purwakarta out of town, for a musical analogy.

Ramadan approaches, again, and Ross complains that religious leaders are intent on spoiling others' fun and livelihoods.

Homosexual serial killer Ryan of Jombang, eleven victims and counting.

Ross complains that the government is trying to restrict the activities of the wrong people, Ahmadiyah instead of Muslim militants.

Provocatively titled film "ML" (Mau Lagi) excites protests and has its release postponed.

Conspiracy theories among opinion leaders in Sumatra, American-Zionist and British conspiracies.

Bali bomber Amrozi finds love in prison, and marries today, while his execution seems to be nearing.

Julia Perez distributes free condoms with her latest musical masterpiece, "Kamasutra".

Impatient people in West Java province who can't wait for the banning of the Ahmadiyah sect.

Fatkhuri says Muslim and Christian civilization have much in common.

A formal banning of the unorthodox Muslim sect Jamaah Ahmadiyah becomes more likely.

The film "Ketika Cinta Bertasbih" and not hurting the feelings of religious minorities.

The hardline stand taken by Indonesian clerics against homosexuality wins applause from Ross.

The battle of the Islam movies, Ayat-Ayat Cinta and Fitna, and which gives a better picture of Islam.

Easter celebrations in Indonesia, a service in Bogor is broken up, mayhem in Atambua, everywhere else humdrum.