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.

How young can girls be married, NU issues fatwa allowing for marriage below the age of consent.

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 finds shameful bigotry in the fair city of Tangerang.

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.

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.

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.

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