Aslan: Playing the clown This is what passes for serious analysis these days, at least among the easy marks who publish The Daily Beast. (Emails to me from the Islamic supremacist snake-oil salesman Reza Aslan, which will expose him further, coming soon.) “Why Obama Can Be Proud of Indonesia,” by Reza Aslan in the Daily […]
Whoops: Michelle Obama causes political flap in Indonesia by shaking hands with Muslim information minister
This much of the most over-the-top, obsequious outreach effort in memory didn’t quite go as planned: As James Thurber once observed: “You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.” Video of the offending handshake is available at the link to the article, and shows Sembiring wasn’t exactly running […]
Here’s a new one: “Obama is a Jew”
Because, you see, he “leads a country that is an enemy to Muslims,” so what else could he be? The Jews are the Muslims’ worst enemies, according to Qur’an 5:82. Also, the Islamic supremacist Ground Zero mosque Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is in Jakarta, talking about how Obama’s visit to Indonesia would help, the Globe’s […]
Indonesia: Muslim arrested with 7,000 detonators
For fish bombs, of course. He wanted to catch a lot of fish. “Indonesia: Malaysian arrested with 7,000 detonators,” from AKI, October 21 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Jakarta, 21 Oct. (AKI/Jakarta Post) – South Sulawesi police have arrested a Malaysian national for carrying 7,000 detonators as he arrived at the Pare-pare seaport from Nunukan in […]
Indonesia: Muslims offended by church named after Mother Theresa, prevent its construction
And authorities do nothing, since of course they don’t want to rile the Muslims. Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “Islamic fundamentalists against church named after Mother Teresa,” by Mathias Hariyadi for Asia News, October 22 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Jakarta (AsiaNews) – Anti-Christian intolerance is raising its ugly head again. Islamic fundamentalist groups […]
Indonesia: Muslims demand removal of Buddha statue on temple roof
And of course the statue is going to be removed. Islamic Tolerance Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia. “Buddhist Statue Draws Islamists’ Ire,” by Arientha Primanita, Bilhuda Haryanto and Aidi Yursal for the Jakarta Globe, October 22 (thanks to Larry): Jakarta. Buddhists are the latest minority religious group to feel the heat, being at the center […]
Indonesia: Arson attack on Roman Catholic chapel
No one seems to know who might be behind this. Hmmmm…I wonder…. “Arson attack against Saint Joseph Chapel in Central Java,” by Mathias Hariyadi in Asia News, October 15 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Jakarta (AsiaNews) – Someone tried to set fire to the small Chapel of Saint Joseph in Pare, a few kilometres from Delanggu […]
Indonesia: Rock-throwing Islamic supremacists yelling “Allahu akbar” disrupt puppet show
There Is No Fun In Islam* Alert: “Muslim Hard-Liners in Central Java Attack Shadow Puppet Shows,” by Candra Malik in the Jakarta Globe, October 14 (thanks to all who sent this in): Sukoharjo, Central Java. First it was churches and a minority Islamic sect, then the gay community and a former Playboy editor. Now the […]
Indonesia: Muslims oppose building of churches
Why no hand-wringing about “tolerance” and “religious freedom”? Of course, in Indonesia few people are concerned about such things, and if anyone makes a comparison with the resistance to the construction of Islamic supremacist mosques in the U.S., someone will be quick to pipe up and say, “Are you saying that the U.S. should imitate […]
Puzzler: Religious intolerance rising among Indonesian Muslims
Gee, I wonder why? Of course, the answer is that Indonesia is experiencing an Islamic revival. The opposition to building churches and non-Muslims teaching Muslims is in accord with classic Sharia principles. “Religious intolerance rising among Indonesian Muslims,” by Mathias Hariyadi for Asia News, October 5 (thanks to C. Cantoni): Jakarta (AsiaNews) – Recent surveys […]