The following stories are tagged with the term/s or name/s ‘Religious’.
Confusion reigns as to whether Bali gubernatorial candidate I Gede Winasa is Muslim or Hindu, or both.
List of the various political isms, neo-liberalism, capitalism, imperialism, and colonialism, and materialism.
People in West Java are flocking to the shopping mall churches to pray.
Islamic & Western Civilization, and Muslims and Christians, have much in common.
A plea to defend Jamaah Ahmadiyah against a modern day witch hunt.
A formal ban on Ahmadiyah gets closer.
Whether the state or parents have the right and responsibility to censor internet pornography.
Whether the PDI-P, PDI Perjuangan, is a party of thugs, Christians and communists, or is Muslim.
Why people should have compassion, and its relation to theology and religion.
The film Ketika Cinta Bertasbih and not hurting the feelings of religious minorities.
The Battle of the Movies, Ayat-Ayat Cinta and Fitna, which gives a better picture of Islam?
Religion, culture and conversion in Nusa Tenggara.
Pressure on the government to enact special laws against religious cults, blasphemy trials in Jambi, and United Nations interest.
The assimilation of Chinese into Indonesian society, and rules for holding barongsai dances and celebrating Chinese New Year.
Whether the government should pay heed to fatwas issued by the clerics’ council.
Media self censorship in Indonesia, a self-censored media.
The west feels threatened by the rise of Islam in Indonesia.
What if there had been a communist victory in 1965.
Why there is so much church persecution in western Java.
Indonesia is undergoing soft Islamization.
Whether the state ideology Pancasila means anything to Indonesians.
Tips for insulting someone, and appropriate comebacks, by Achmad.
Religious fanaticism, Hitler, and monkeys.
New Year’s Eve parties and celebrations in Indonesia.
Indonesians becoming crazy for sex when overseas.
The entrance of global culture into Bali and its effects on Hindus.
Attempts to have local religions in Kalimantan, such as Kaharingan, recognised by the government.
The tourist attractions of Indonesia, or Batam, are being closed down as a result of religious fervour.
Muslims and Christians get along just fine in North Sulawesi.
Islamic law hinders reconstruction in Aceh.
Constitutional court head Jimly Asshiddiqie on harmonising Islamic law and Indonesian law.
The most wanted man in Poso, Basri, was caught by police.
Maria Eva, deeply religious woman and star of the Golkar porn flick.
The government is considering making animism an official religion while some conservative Muslim clerics object.
The references to Islam given within Pope Benedict’s speech.
The Ulema Council, Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI), says female circumcision is necessary for Muslims.
The Emancipatory Islamic Network, write about the Crusades and get it all wrong.
The lovely Zaskia Adya Mecca has been enlisted in an anti-abortion campaign in south Sulawesi.
A roundup of some of the current opinions regarding the proposed new law against indecency and pornography.
A study of youth political & religious affiliation.
The infamous Prophet Muhammad cartoons.
The 1965-1966 pogroms in East Java.
Religious persecution in Indonesia.
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