Down-loading Religious Intolerance – Courtesy Of Google Store?
So what is Google playing at now?
According to various international media reports, if Indonesians wake up feeling intolerant, they can go to Google Play store and pick up a handy app to turn their bigoted impulses into actual persecution.
It’s called ‘“Smart Pakem,” and it lets sectarian up-tights report groups practicing religions not officially recognized by the state, as well as unorthodox interpretations of Indonesia’s six official religions…
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I could dwell on the sad state of affairs in which the credibility of one’s own faith is so insecure that one feels a need, not to defend it in serious debate, but to run crying to the authorities for a helping jackboot.
But I will resist that temptation. God knows we have covered such sorry conduct often enough.
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But while I am no fan of Google censorship…
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…there is surely a case to be made for taking this abominable app off the shelves of their playstore.
It’s playing with fire to facilitate the oppression of religious liberty.
Both in RT and France24…
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https://www.france24.com/en/20181127-indonesias-new-heresy-app-draws-fire
…the origin of this informer app has been identified as the Jakarta Prosecutor’s Office, and the JPO spokesman, a certain Nirwan Anwawi, who is quite barefaced about its inquisitorial purpose – ‘to educate the public and to prevent them from following doctrines of an individual or a group that are not in line with the regulations…’
https://www.rt.com/news/445025-heresy-app-indonesia-rights/
Indeed, there are regulations, not least the notorious Tri-Ministerial Decree, promulgated during the time of President SBY, whose ambition was to extend the country’s oppressive ‘blasphemy’ law beyond the frontiers of Indonesia….
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Jim in Jakarta 13:52 on December 4, 2018 Permalink |
Two birds with one stone!
Good job!
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Santi 15:01 on December 4, 2018 Permalink |
Indonesia is joined with freedom of religion since it was made independent in 1945.
The people who use this pakem app more useful ifthey mind their own business.
Let every religion be free for worship.
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Hasanatun 16:32 on December 4, 2018 Permalink |
We better to report all the extremist who demand Ahok be burned.
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