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mitty14u2

(1,015 posts)
Sat Dec 3, 2016, 05:27 PM Dec 2016

200,000 Indonesian Muslims Demand Christian Governor Be Jailed

Source: cbnnews/world



Hundreds of thousands of angry Muslims protested in Jakarta, Indonesia Friday, demanding their Christian governor be arrested for alleged blasphemy against Islam.

The protestors were calling to jail Gov. Basuki "Ahok" Purnama over comments he made about the Koran during his campaign.

Ahok is the first ethnic Chinese to be Jakarta governor and the first Christian to do so in half a century.

The blasphemy controversy erupted in September when an Internet video showed Ahok criticizing detractors who argued the Koran prohibits Muslims from having a non-Muslim leader. As a result, Ahok will be facing trial for those blasphemy charges.

Read more: http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2016/december/france-refuses-to-lift-ban-on-pro-life-dear-future-mom-video



This is how crazy they are about Religion, Scary!
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200,000 Indonesian Muslims Demand Christian Governor Be Jailed (Original Post) mitty14u2 Dec 2016 OP
Amnesty International are taking up this case LeftishBrit Dec 2016 #1
backwards jackasses JI7 Dec 2016 #2
The Religion of peace... romanic Dec 2016 #3
No such thing it seems..... paleotn Dec 2016 #6
The question of the Rohingya is very complicated and grantcart Dec 2016 #9
Perhaps this is the link you wanted. Igel Dec 2016 #4
pathetic Skittles Dec 2016 #5
That is fucked up. So according to these protesters, US Muslims are violating the Koran. SunSeeker Dec 2016 #7
Too many self proclaimed liberals still living in a fantasy land LiberalLovinLug Dec 2016 #8

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
9. The question of the Rohingya is very complicated and
Sun Dec 4, 2016, 05:27 PM
Dec 2016

they are a "nonintegrating" sect that was forced out of Muslim Bangladesh and the Burmese and now the Thai are expected to incorporate them. The Buddhists in Myanmar coexist with 60 different ethnic groups with no problems. Having said that there is no question that some uneducated monks gave violated their precepts as monks and acted out of a typical anger.

I can tell you what the national security advisers of Myanmar and Thailand would say; We are happy to provide safe access for the Royhingya from Bangladesh to be resettled in the US.

SunSeeker

(51,797 posts)
7. That is fucked up. So according to these protesters, US Muslims are violating the Koran.
Sun Dec 4, 2016, 12:52 AM
Dec 2016

Indeed, according to them, all Muslims not living under a Muslim ruler are violating the Koran. Seems to me it is the protesters who are blaspheming. Religious zealots are invariably hypocrites.

LiberalLovinLug

(14,179 posts)
8. Too many self proclaimed liberals still living in a fantasy land
Sun Dec 4, 2016, 04:47 PM
Dec 2016

Where religions are all the same harmless beliefs. That it is actually a good thing to have a "faith". Where they are no more dangerous than those believing in flying saucers. Where we must stop west-splaining to them about improvements on their culture.

Sorry, but the Islamic leadership has taken this religion to the evils at the same level as the Inquisition, sometimes even beyond that. And what is worse is that millions, like in that picture, support this brainwashed cultish belief system. Where over 60% in moderate muslim countries belief that death is a just punishment for non-Muslims. This is a massive giant world wide dangerous cult.

Not that I think militarism will solve it in the end. It must ultimately be solved by insisting on freedom of speech and thought in these Muslim countries as stipulations for trade etc. Many multifaceted ways to pressure and educate. But military strikes may be necessary as well. But either way, its time to stop this coddling of a psychopathic led insanely violent misogynistic cult be neutered and that it be brought to its knees.

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