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| US family expelled from Aceh |
| 2010-07-23 |
| [Straits Times] THREE Americans were expelled from Indonesia's devoutly Islamic province of Aceh on Wednesday after locals accused them of trying to convert Muslims to Christianity, a local government spokesman said. Immigration officials, however, said no decision has been made on whether Robin Kay Jordan, his wife Kelly and their daughter Claire would be deported. Proselytizing is illegal in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation. The Jordans, charity workers from California, were forced from their rented house in West Aceh district and transferred to the immigration office in the neighboring province of North Sumatra, said Mulyagus, district spokesman. 'They allegedly have a mission to spread Christianity,' said Mulyagus, who uses only one name, like many Indonesians. 'Therefore we expelled and banned them from entering West Aceh.' He added that they were kicked out for their own safety following rumors that the family converted three Muslims in the district to Christianity. The Jordans could not be reached for comment on Wednesday. The phone rang unanswered at the US consulate in Medan, the capital of North Sumatra. While most of Indonesia's 237 million Muslims practice a moderate form of the faith, the West Aceh district is known for its strict enforcement of Islamic values. In May, authorities began banning Muslim women from wearing tight pants. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 If all 60 Moslem countries combined dont even have the GDP of South Korea...it might tell you something about..well...their values. Whatever the source of this statement, I'm afraid someone's been circulating a falsehood. The GDP's of Turkey + Indonesia > the GDP of South Korea. Now, if you had said Germany, you'd be right. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2010-07-23 18:59 |
| #3 Non-reciprocal cultures can never create wealth. The more non-reciprocal the economy gets (i.e. marxist or even corporatist) the less wealth will be generated. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2010-07-23 11:58 |
| #2 Hey...what can I say...they're Moslems. You learn not to expect too much from Moslems. If all 60 Moslem countries combined dont even have the GDP of South Korea...it might tell you something about..well...their values. ya Allah and all that. |
| Posted by: Helmuth 2010-07-23 05:24 |
| #1 Thanks for all that help following the tsunami a few years back... |
| Posted by: Chemist 2010-07-23 02:29 |