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| 'Indonesia lives in sin without sharia' |
| 2007-08-28 |
| Indonesian Muslims are living in sin as long as they fail to implement Islamic law across their nation, hardline cleric Abu Bakar Bashir said on Monday. “As long as we live in a secular state, Indonesian Muslims continue living in sin,” the Muslim leader told some 200 participants attending a seminar on Islam and democracy. Bashir heads the Indonesian Council of Mujahedin, an umbrella organisation advocating the implementation of sharia across Indonesia. The government permitted Aceh province to begin implementing Islamic law to pacify demands for independence. Some districts have also passed strict Islamic bylaws.Bashir said that sharia was a non-negotiable matter and “we cannot act in a soft way in order to implement Islamic law”. “The Muslim community has an obligation to struggle to make a drastic change in support of Islamic law implementation,” he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 I guess some Timorese might have reformated this as "It is a sin that Indonesia lives". |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-08-28 21:19 |
| #11 'Indonesia lives in sin without Sharia' is a true statement. However, if Indonesia was under Sharia it would still live in sin, because sin is the natural state of mankind (KSA has Sharia - there's plenty of sinning going on there!) Besides, without some sin, why bother living? Impeccable logic, even to the last question, Glenmore. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-08-28 21:00 |
| #10 This guy should've had a fatal running with scissors accident the day after he got outta jail. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-08-28 20:05 |
| #9 Too many people have, to date, survived the War on Terror. Spot on, Mike N. Either we start taking out the trash or get overrun by vermin. There are no other options. Ignoring Islam's threat to mankind will result in the death of millions. Better that—if there is no other alternative—those millions die now as we forever vanquish Islam rather than wait around for Islam to kill an equal number before we finally take decisive action. Islam's continued existence represents a solid guarantee of millions dead. No moral human being can possibly countenance such a prospect. Those who support Islam—especially its clerical aristocracy—all participate in totting up that butcher's bill. They must be struck down for their willing agreement to such evil. Bomb them, starve them, crush them under a massive military boot-heel but get the job done. This farce has gone on for way too long. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-08-28 16:38 |
| #8 Too many people have, to date, survived the War on Terror. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-08-28 15:05 |
| #7 Bashir and shari'a law share much in common. The earth will be a far better place once both of them have been eliminated forever. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-08-28 13:56 |
| #6 Islam and Life - Incompatable! Islam and Freedom - Opposites! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2007-08-28 10:30 |
| #5 Islam and Civilisation- Not good bedfellows. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2007-08-28 10:23 |
| #4 Islam and Democracy- Not good bedfellows. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2007-08-28 08:09 |
| #3 'Indonesia lives in sin without Sharia' is a true statement. However, if Indonesia was under Sharia it would still live in sin, because sin is the natural state of mankind (KSA has Sharia - there's plenty of sinning going on there!) Besides, without some sin, why bother living? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-08-28 07:36 |
| #2 Another country down the toilet. |
| Posted by: newc 2007-08-28 05:26 |
| #1 TIME MAGAZINE? Series > INDONESIA BOWS TOWARDS MECCA. Among other thingys, INDONESIA = ASIA-PACIFIC ISLAMISM may one day be the catalyst for a de facto future Global Caliphate/Islamic State. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-08-28 03:58 |