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Indonesia Continues To Punish Atheists With Jail Or Death

13 Jul 2018
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C Barnett

The Country’s Conservative Muslims Threaten Growing Community Of Non-Believers Indonesian atheists lead a secret life. In public, they do everything a devout Muslim does. Atheists have to pretend...

Indonesia, a Muslim-Majority Country, Blocks Petition to Criminalize Gay Sex

18 Dec 2017
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Elisa Meyer

The petition was filed by the conservative Family Love Alliance The petitioners also tried to make gay sex illegal in a by and large secular Muslim nation. Five of the constitutional court's...

Indigenous Tribe in Indonesia is Forced to Convert to Islam While Their Home is Destroyed

20 Nov 2017
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Elisa Meyer

The tribespeople have observed that the Indonesian Government pays more attention to its Muslim citizens. A number of when it comes to their interactions with the government. The tribespeople have...

Indonesian Law Requiring Citizens to Identify with 1 of 6 Religions is Overturned

09 Nov 2017
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Gary Nguyen

Citizens can now list their own faith; no longer limited to six religion choices on ID cards. In a historic feat, by overturning a law that required all citizens to religiously identify as followers...

Hindus Praying at Bali Volcano About to Erupt

17 Oct 2017
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Kelly Frazier

Mt. Agung has a history of eruptions Hindus in Bali have conducted multiple ceremonies at Mount Agung. They hope that the ceremonies will prevent the volcano to erupt. Muslims in the immediate region...

The Latest Company Being Boycotted: Starbucks

13 Jul 2017
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Gary Nguyen

Malaysian Muslims are boycotting Starbucks over their pro-LGBT views. Hardline conservative after the multi-national coffee chain publicly supported gay rights. The first boycott call was given by the Indonesian...

Jakarta’s Governor Ahok Imprisoned for Blasphemy

10 May 2017
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C Barnett

Jakarta governor Ahok is found guilty of blasphemy in court. The Chinese-origin Christian governor of Jakarta has been sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of having committed...

Muslims Sharply Divided Over Qur’an’s Influence on Laws

02 May 2016
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Nathan Glover

Should the Quran influence laws in Muslim countries? A survey by the Pew Research Center has revealed that there are prominent fissures in the Muslim world when it comes to establishing the relationship...

Scientology-Sponsored Criminon Shows Progress in the Indonesian War on Drugs

29 Mar 2016
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C Barnett

Al Jazeera show says Scientology's Criminon program is having a positive impact on Indonesian inmates. Criminon, a secular drug rehabilitation program based on the studies carried out by L. Ron Hubbard,...

David Bowie’s Ashes Scattered in Buddhist Funeral Tradition

03 Feb 2016
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C Barnett

Bowie’s Ngaben: a multi-part two week Buddhist death ritual of celebration and sorrow. David Bowie's will was expected to be unique, and it did not disappoint, carrying a number of interesting...