Law Banning Blasphemy Is Upheld in Indonesia NY Times
Several fundamentalist Islamic groups, which have gathered during hearings since the court took up the case in November, rallied outside the courthouse again on Monday as 600 riot police officers looked on.
The Islamic Defenders Front, a militant group that has attacked religious pluralism rallies in the past, attacked lawyers seeking to repeal the law during the final hearing last week.
“This is a setback for Indonesian democracy,” said Uli Parulian Sihombing, a human rights lawyer and part of the team that filed the challenge. Supporters of the law say it is necessary to prevent conflict among religious groups.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Sharia Law in Indonesia
We need to dispense with the notion that there is a moderate islam or moderate islamic nations. In Indonesia, one of those islamic nations the west refers to as "moderate", a law banning blasphemy has been upheld.
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