Separation of Mosque, State Wanes in Indonesia...

[bridgit]

'MALANG, Indonesia — Yusman Roy, a former boxer and a convert to Islam, is serving two years in prison because he believes that Muslims should pray in a language they can understand.

Roy, who led bilingual prayer sessions at his small East Java boarding school, is seen as a heretic by conservative Muslims here. They believe true prayer can be conducted only in Arabic.

Roy's desire to pray in Indonesian has sparked such an outrage that he was convicted last year in criminal court of "spreading hatred." Animosity toward Roy ran so high that police posted guards to keep an angry mob from torching his house and school.'

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-hatred20mar20,0,2363078.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[Zenlitened]

1. Fundies of any 'flavor' are a danger to healthy societies everywhere.

:puke:

[bridgit]

2. i think that's right, fundamentalism of any kind is what throttles this..

otherwise glorious world :hi: separate church & state now! :thumbsup: