It isn’t, of course, the Bible part that has anyone upset. Eggi Sudjana, a politician from the National Mandate Party, “claimed Natalie’s position on sharia went against the Koran and was potentially blasphemous.” “Another Ahok? Chinese Christian faces blasphemy rap in Muslim Indonesia,” by Resty Woro Yuniar, South China Morning Post, December 1, 2018 (thanks […]
Indonesia: Muslim inmates murder five cops in prison where Jakarta’s ex-governor is held for “blasphemy”
Prisons the world over are hotbeds of jihadi recruitment and training. This kind of thing is bound to happen. “‘Militant’ inmates kill five police in prison where Jakarta’s ex-governor is held for blasphemy,” South China Morning Post, May 9, 2018: Five Indonesian police officers and a prisoner were killed in clashes at a high security […]
Indonesia: Jakarta’s Christian governor guilty in “blasphemy” trial, gets two years prison
Ahok committed the cardinal sin of being a Christian in a position of authority. Islamic law forbids non-Muslims to hold authority over Muslims. That Ahok was governor of Jakarta made something like this show trial inevitable. That Islamic supremacists got him on blasphemy, and had to get him in the first place for the crime […]
Indonesia: Tearful Jakarta governor denies insulting Quran as thousands of Muslims call for his imprisonment
“The governor has apologised for his controversial remarks, which angered Muslims across Indonesia and drew hundreds of thousands to the streets of Jakarta in protests larger than any seen in many years.” Notice that we never, ever see Muslims protesting in comparable numbers against the supposed “hijacking” of their religion by Islamic jihad terrorists. The […]
Indonesia: 150,000 Muslims demand arrest of Christian governor for “blasphemy”
This is the second round of protests against Ahok; earlier protests turned violent in “moderate” Indonesia. When have we ever seen Muslims in these numbers protesting against the jihad terrorism that has supposedly “hijacked” their religion? “Widodo Appeals for Calm at Second Jakarta Protest Against Ally,” by Karlis Salna, Yudith Ho and Rieka Rahadiana, Bloomberg, […]
Indonesia: Muslim protests turn violent, police question Christian governor over blasphemy claims
“On Friday tens of thousands of Islamist protesters took to the streets of Jakarta and demanded Ahok be arrested after it was alleged he made comments about the Koran. What was a largely peaceful protest quickly turned violent as hard-line Muslims began attacking police and media crews and setting cars on fire. One person died […]