Sunday, July 7, 2013

Islamisation gets a boost in Jakarta, as Supreme Court suspends the sale of alcoholic beverages

Inch by inch, step by step, Islam continues to replace secular laws wherever there are enough Muslims to influence politics or simply intimidate a government.  This time the loss of more religious freedom is in once secular, modern Indonesia. 
FROM ASIANEWS.IT:

07/05/2013 15:32

INDONESIA

Islamisation gets a boost in Jakarta, as Supreme Court suspends the sale of alcoholic beverages

by Mathias Hariyadi

The leaders of the Islamic Defender Front has been fighting for a ban on alcohol, especially during Ramadan. With its ruling, the Supreme Court suspends a 1997 presidential decree that authorised the sale of alcohol, stressing that "it is not apt" to maintain order. Fundamentalists are overjoyed. For them, "rapes and adultery are alcohol-related."

Jakarta (AsiaNews) - Indonesia has taken another step towards Islamisation following a Supreme Court decision to suspend a presidential decree of 1997 authorising the sale of alcoholic beverages in the country. Local authorities can now ban alcoholic beverages like wine and beer as well as soft drinks on their territory. The leaders of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), which has pushed the case, are rejoicing. For them, sexual violence and adultery are due to "alcoholic beverages."

For years, the FPI has laid down the law in various parts of the archipelago, imposing rules and regulations inspired by sharia, or Islamic law, to govern conduct and impose prohibitions, including on the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

In particular, restrictions on behaviour tend to intensify on the eve of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting and prayer for Muslims. In the past, several members of the group raided and attacked shops, kiosks, and market stalls that sold alcoholic beverages during Ramadan.

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