The group was based in Aceh, which continues to prove itself shockingly — shockingly — “immoderate.” “Indonesia militants planned sharia coup, assassinations,” by Olivia Rondonuwu and Sunanda Creagh for Reuters, May 14 (thanks to Twostellas): JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian militants captured in recent police raids were planning a series of attacks including a Mumbai-style hotel […]
Indonesia: Thousands of enraged Muslims attack Christian center, destroy cars, burn buildings
Why? There were rumors that the Christians were going to build a church. Sharia forbids Christians to build new churches or repair old ones. “West Java, thousands of Islamic extremists attack a Christian center,” by Mathias Hariyadi for AsiaNews, April 28 (thanks to Block Ness): Jakarta (AsiaNews) – Thousands of Muslim extremists attacked a Christian […]
Indonesia: Muslim mob beats couple, parades them nude for having sex
More on this story. What fun they’ll have in Europe. Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “Indonesia: Islamist mob beats couple for having sex,” by Martin Barillas for SperoNews, April 9 (thanks to Maxwell): Two Indonesians were paraded nude through their village in a province dominated by Islam, following a beating by mob angered when […]
Aceh: Shock as Sharia turns out to be corrupt and brutal
Brutality under Sharia? Imagine that. The caning doesn’t come up as part of the complaint below — flogging for adultery is prescribed in Qur’an 24:2 — but this case demonstrates again that Sharia, along with its inherent defects, also glosses over or avoids the notion that power corrupts. Even with those who are ostensibly so […]
Indonesian Information Minister quotes Hitler approvingly on Twitter
Tifatul is almost certainly an Islamic supremacist; Mein Kampf is a bestseller today in Turkey and Egypt among adherents of Sharia. But remember — it’s opposing the global jihad and Islamic supremacism, with its denial of free speech, the freedom of conscience, and equality of rights to women and non-Muslims, that is “neo-Nazi”! “Minister quotes […]
Indonesia: Crucifix could be “porn” under new law
The terminology was carefully chosen by the Sharia-inclined parties pushing this law. After all, what kind of person, they could ask, would object to curbing pornography? What kind of religious group would object? They can thus seize upon objections to portray their opponents as perverts and savages to an inattentive audience that projects their own […]
Indonesia’s largest Muslim organization rules in favor of underage marriages
Just the other day, they also ruled that Sharia takes precedence over civil law. That paves the way for rulings like this, which uphold Muhammad’s example above those pesky modern Indonesian laws about child welfare and human rights. “NU rules in favor of underage marriages,” by Muhammad Nafik and Andi Hajramurni for the Jakarta Post, […]
Prominent Indonesian cleric says Islamic law should take priority over laws passed by Parliament
Priorities. Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “Indonesia: Prominent cleric says sharia highest law,” from AKI, March 26 (thanks to Twostellas): Makassar, 26 March (AKI/Jakarta Post) – A prominent cleric from Indonesia’s biggest Muslim organisation, the Nahdlatul Ulama, says that Islamic sharia law should take precedence over laws passed by the parliament. “The power of […]
Indonesia cancels gay conference for fear of offending Muslims
Demonstrating once again that terrorism works, and the threat of terrorism works — and that’s why we will see more of both. “Indonesian Police Ban Regional Gay Conference,” from AP, March 24 (thanks to Block Ness): JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police ordered the cancellation Wednesday of a conference of Asian gay activists, saying it […]
Indonesia: Muslims mob church under construction, demand project be halted
Sharia does not allow non-Muslims in the Islamic state to build new houses of worship or repair old ones. Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia: “Group mobs church, no injuries reported,” from the Jakarta Post, March 21 (thanks to Twostellas): INDONESIA: Hundreds of people mobbed the Huria Kristen Batak Protestan (HKBP) church under construction in […]