by | March 13th, 2006
The proposed anti-pornography law is to be re-written. The legislator and chairman of the special committee, Balkan Kaplele, said on Sunday that the original bill will be dismantled, with key parts removed.
One of those key parts of the bill was the creation of an agency to oversee the implementation of standards of decency. That would be a nightmare for most people if it was implemented, much like living in Iran during the time of the Ayatollah, with religious maniacs patrolling to impose their will.
Two of the main political parties over here, Golkar and PDI-P, said they would strive to ensure the bill respected pluralism.
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Hi -
I’ll be comming to Bali next month and I was wondering, is it permitted to kiss your wife / girlfriend in public or how should I show my affection without disturbing anyones feelings ???
Hi,
I’m sorry to put this on this web page.
This is a notification of current situation about the threat to diversity in Indonesia (in general), through forced law on anti pornography (sponsored by islamist groups that can be tracked back to wahabbi center, saudi arabia).
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Today, the Jakarta-based militant moslem organization Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI) has issued a “Somasi” (legal grievance) to the Governor of Bali and the island’s community leaders for their opposition to the Anti Pornography Bill.
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MMI demanded that the Indonesian government and military should take an immediate and “firm action against the disintegrative element.”
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This is the kind of jihad they’re waging in Indonesia at this moment. For complete coverage please visit http://jiwamerdeka.blogspot.com (it’s not my site, but I’m a supporter of their movement and Balinese people resistance in general).
Best regards,
Raka
To Robert:
I’m a balinese, living in Mexico, and I personally think the people in Bali are not offended by simple expression of affection like kissing in the public. I’m not sure know about french kissing, though (but they wouldn’t harm you if you do. The worst thing I can imagine, especially if you’re in villages surrounded by kids, is that they will cheer and smile at you).
Well, of course there are places where we need to pay a kind of “respect”. For example in and around temple area / places where people are doing religious ceremony. Maybe this resource can help you more: http://blog.baliwww.com/guides/140/
It’s not my site, but I do think what she / he had written there is correct.
All this “pornography” fuss came from (fundamentalist) moslems in other parts of Indonesia, not from people of Bali (in fact we’re rejecting it, becaus we consider it as a form of cultural repression. Believe me, balinese people (along with Papua, I believe) are rejecting it, as the content of the law are against the values that we hold. For updates of this situation, you can check http://jiwamerdeka.blogspot.com
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