The strictures of Sharia and the penalties for violating its rules are once again on display: two Christian men in Indonesia’s Aceh province were publicly flogged, receiving 40 lashes each from a “masked Sharia officer who beat their backs with a stick.” Their crimes were drinking alcohol and gambling. “The caning comes less than two weeks after a male couple were flogged nearly 80 times each for having gay sex, which is outlawed under local Islamic law.”
Open Doors USA reports that “the situation for Christians in the Southeast Asian country has deteriorated in recent years because the Indonesian society has taken on ‘a more conservative Islamic character.’”
Indeed, the more “Islamic” a state becomes in implementing Sharia tenets, the more abusive it becomes. However, mentioning these facts about Islam and Sharia gets one branded “Islamophobic” in the West.
In 2019, Amnesty International called for a law ending public lashings after two people were beaten unconscious by the Sharia officers, but there was no followup.
“2 publicly flogged in Indonesia for drinking, gambling,” Agence France-Presse, February 8, 2021:
Two Christian men were publicly flogged Monday in Indonesia’s ultra-conservative Aceh province for drinking alcohol and gambling, in a rare instance of non-Muslims facing a punishment frequently condemned by rights groups.
The caning comes less than two weeks after a male couple were flogged nearly 80 times each for having gay sex, which is outlawed under local Islamic law.
On Monday, the two accused received 40 lashes each from a masked sharia officer who beat their backs with a stick.
One of them, identified only as JF, said he chose flogging to avoid a criminal prosecution that could have seen him jailed up to six months.
“The Sharia police gave us options and we consciously decided to comply with the Islamic criminal code. No one forced me to choose it,” he told AFP.
Aceh is the only province in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country that imposes Islamic law.
Non-Muslims who have committed an offence that violates both national and religious laws can choose to be prosecuted under either system.
Flogging of non-Muslims is rare, however, with only a handful subjected to the punishment in recent years for crimes including gambling and selling alcohol.
The two Christians were among seven people publicly flogged in the province on Monday.
The five others were Muslims who were whipped for adultery and drinking alcohol — both violations of religious law.
Westman says
Aceh is an example of inconsistency of law within a nation, most likely because they threaten violence if not getting their way.
One can just imagine a future in London, UK or Dearborn Mi, USA, where people are beaten, hands chopped off, or some other crazy Islamic, “justice”. Islam is unfit for the future of humanity.
gravenimage says
All too likely prescient.
somehistory says
What will the pope have to say about this?
Oh, wait, he’s too busy with other stuff more important than how Christians are treated by moslims.
““Pope Francis urged governments on Monday to use the coronavirus crisis as a revolutionary opportunity to create a world that is more economically and environmentally just – and where basic health care is guaranteed for all,” AP reported.
The Pope’s annual Holy See foreign policy address focused largely on the theme of harnessing COVID-19 destruction as a means of implementing progressive political policy, and a new global economic order.”
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106417?
“Pope Attempts To Blend Christian Church With Marx’s Socialism In Policy Address”
Westman says
Jesus said, give to the poor yet the poor will always be with us. Pope Francis says, support the poor through Big Government (taxation of the middle class) and put corporations in charge. One just gets warm fuzzies thinking about it.
I remember how that works out when a local family of 5 kids, all by different fathers, supported by a mother and grandmother, both on welfare in different locations (got more money with two households) who announced they were taking the kids to an expensive amusement park while we, a married couple(both working), couldn’t afford to go. This must be what AOC meant when when she was talking about supporting those who choose not to work.
somehistory says
Yes, I’ve seen similar things.
The pope is putting his “faith” in the Great Reset, and the “build back better,” and the idea that the ‘economy’ is more important than the people who work to make things “work.”
When they are all done with putting so many people out of work…kerry said those people losing their jobs made ‘poor career choices,’..there won’t be anyone left working to sell them groceries, wash their jets, clean their clothes or repair their appliances, etc.
Kill off enough people by bringing in mass murderers, and there won’t be enough workers to keep these ‘elites’ from having to do things for themselves.
Westman says
Kerry and his ignorant, “poor career choices”, is in for a surprise .
Perhaps the most prescient thinker today is Elon Musk who says so many people will be put out of work that a national income will be required to keep people from starving or being street people. And he is correct; every technical advance destroys more jobs than it creates. AI and robotics are going to ultimately replace every job that can be automated, including white collar jobs. Imagine, how many jihadis will be free to do mischief?
One can only dream that some future robotic butler will tie Kerry’s tie too tightly, buy him a size 12 shirt, and bathe him with a 3M fiberglass wash pad.
somehistory says
Where would kerry be today if not for those whom he scorns? For uncounted years, people have heated with coal. Coal minors never got paid what it was worth for them to risk their lives every day to go down in to the ground and dig it out. Black lung, mine collapse, etc. But, they can’t do that any more because biden, ‘o’ kerry and others want to stop the music on life as everyone has come to know it.
He would most likely say that those who plant fields, pick vegetables, etc. made poor career choices,,,but he has scads of money to buy big houses, jets, yachts, etc. due to ketchup, and tomatoes are very demanding products…they don’t plant, pick, grade, wash and cook themselves.
They don’t know what a ‘riot’ is until they see thousands of people who are witnessing their families go hungry, while the rulers eat plenty, realize there are more of the ‘common’ man than there are of them. But, that’s why they want to take all of the guns, and round up all of the people ‘who made poor career choices’ before the hunger sets in.
I’m glad I know Jesus, and have faith in Him.
gravenimage says
Westman–with all respect–the idea that technical advances destroy more jobs than they create makes little sense. The tech sector is huge now, but despite the fact that few people work in buggy whip factories any more the rate of unemployment right before the Coronavirus pandemic was at near record lows.
Linda M Gusch says
AMEN!!
Wellington says
Just about the most annoying people there are are control-freaks. Islam produces control-freaks in droves, and violent control freaks at that. Islam’s theology is rooted in controlling others to a microcosmic degree (e.g., even how you wipe your ass).
ALL control freaks evidence insecurity of one kind or another. That’s the main reason why they are control freaks, i.e., a deep-seated insecurity which is pathological in nature and is an attempt to make up for this deficiency by controlling others.
That wretched excuse for a religion, i.e., Islam, was reputedly founded by someone who had violent control-freakishness written all over him—what a wretched character Mohammed displays in sundry ways. And yet Mo is the Model Man to this day for well over a billion people in the world who look upon this seventh-century miscreant as a sterling human being. Oh yeah, to put it mildly, major problem here.
N.B., Karen Armstrong will not get any of what I have written above. Her “type” function in permanent ignorance mode, which is so bitterly fitting since the entirety of Islam functions in permanent ignorance mode.
gravenimage says
Yes–pious Muslims always want to impose control on all others, Muslim and non-Muslim. Personal piety counts for little in Islam.
James Lincoln says
Wellington says,
“Just about the most annoying people there are are control-freaks.”
Agreed.
I would also include Leftists along with muslims.
But you knew that already…
Dachlan says
Biden and Pope support them.
gravenimage says
Indonesia: Sharia police publicly flog two Christians for violating Islamic law by drinking alcohol and gambling
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These poor Christians. So much for the frequent lie that Shari’ah law does not apply to non-Muslims.
Andrew says
Perhaps Old Joe could send a few Million $ to Aceh for their Gender Studies program as its going to be sent to Pakistan.
Thats what these savages need.. a really good Gender Study and bring in a Goat for good measure because they do love their Goats.
Goofy says
According to Indonesian legal tradition on adat there are areas of private law etc which may be ruled with the application of Shari’a Law in case that is natural for the person in question. So a Muslim can demand Shari’a Law to be applied in his case after which conflict of law principles will be applied to determine whether Shari’a Law should be applied.
Now in this case the people flogged are Christians. There is no legal avenue for Christians to choose Shari’a Law. They simply don’t belong.
Indonesian civil legislation doesn’t forbid drinking so they would not be liable to punishment under Indonesian law. My guess is that lrivate.gambling would not be punished under Indonesian law either.
My guess is that the Islamic court in Aceh has willfully misinformed the two Christians in the attempt to widen the scope of Shari’a Law to terrorise everyone and to show Muslims that they will not be better off abandoning Islam, which in itself is punishable by death.
gravenimage says
Actually, forcing Christians and other non-Muslims to submit to Islamic law is orthodox Shari’ah law.
OLD GUY says
Look out Las Vegas, Joe is opening the borders to the Islamic world. Islam will destroy Vegas the gambling and drinking capitol of America, a historic and national treasure. That might get the attention of the American public who might then stand up against the islamic migration invasion.
James Lincoln says
OLD GUY,
Your point is well taken.
Different circumstances (communism), but look how fast the casinos fell as soon as Castro took over Cuba in 1959.
Things can change – like the suddenness of a broken shoelace…
Anne says
The next time a tsunami hits Aceh the Christian world should decline to come to the rescue! Sick and tired of reading how the ingrates destroy churches and attack Christians.