Indonesians Jail Atheo-Fascist for Denying God: Why Can't We Do That Here in America?

[Jedediah]

My heart was filled with joy, which gradually turned to dismay, as I read the following news article about an Indonesian atheo-fascist who was attacked by an angry mob, will probably lose his job, and is facing a five-year jail sentence for posting the phrase "God doesn't exist" on his Facebook page.

A 30 year-old civil servant in the Dharmasraya regency of West Sumatra, identified as Alexander, was arrested Friday for blasphemy after creating a Facebook fan page titled Ateis Minang (Minang Atheist), which was labeled ‘liked’ by some 1,238 Facebook users.

Dharmasraya Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Chairul Azis said that the man was arrested because of his writings on the fan page and his direct statements saying that he did not believe in God.

“He has triggered unrest among local residents,” Chairul told The Jakarta Post on Friday.

Alexander is facing a maximum sentence of five years in jail if proven guilty.

On the fan page, Alexander, who acknowledges Islam as his religion on his identity card, says that he is an atheist of Minang descent from Padang, West Sumatra, which is a Muslim stronghold.

Alexander also declared that he did not believe in angels, devils, heaven and hell, as well as other ‘myths’.

“He said he realized what he had said and was prepared to lose his job to defend his beliefs,” Chairul said.

A number of residents came to Alexander’s office in Pulau Punjung, Dharmasraya, on Wednesday, and attacked him before he was taken to the Dharmasraya Police office. He is now in police custody.

Dharmasraya Regent Adi Gunawan said that he had yet to decide whether or not Alexander would be dismissed from his post within the Dharmasraya Development Planning Board.

“I will await the legal process and decide later about his employment status,” Adi said, pointing out that Alexander, who had worked for Bappeda since 2010, had not yet been granted permanent status.

The regent said that Alexander told him that he had learned about atheism while studying at Padjadjaran University in Bandung, West Java.

“I told him that there was no place in this country for his beliefs,” he said.

Indonesia acknowledges six official religions, comprising of Islam, Protestant, Catholic, Hindu, Buddhism and Confucianism.

The regent further said that he would take additional steps to strengthen religious understanding among civil servants working in his region, adding that he had not yet found any other atheist civil servants.

A movement demanding the release of Alexander has appeared on the Ateis Minang fan page, with which some 432 Facebook users have contended by supporting another movement titled “Gerakan 10,000 Urang Minang Memblokir Ateis Minang” (10,000 Minang People Resisting Ateis Minang).

Why does this type of thing happen in Muslim countries, but not in God's Chosen Nation, America? Our Evangelical Founders wanted us to have freedom of religion (Christian), not freedom from religion. Why is is that little Muslim boys and girls are willing to blow themselves up for their false monkey god, but getting my boys out of bed on a Saturday morning for some street witnessing in Des Moines is like pulling a stump out of the ground?

What is wrong with Christians in America when our zeal for Jesus is eclipsed by that of deluded islamo-fascists? Why can't we be the ones to put atheists under arrest or, better yet, herd them all into ghettos?

I really hate to say it, but I think we could take a queue from the islamo-fascists on this one. And it makes me sick to my stomach.

Revelation 3:15-16
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

WAKE UP AMERICA!

[Pastor Ezekiel]

Re: Indonesians Jail Atheo-Fascist for Denying God: Why Can't We Do That Here in America?

I'm fairly certain that "Alexander" was once my father's 14 year old Indonesian houseboy.

I had him sent back when I was a boy. He didn't perform well as I recall, and he threatened to tell my father certain...lies about me.

[Good Christian Woman]

Re: Indonesians Jail Atheo-Fascist for Denying God: Why Can't We Do That Here in America?

Truly a shame to see Christians ignoring their duties while mooselimbs have all the fun.

[Mary Etheldreda]

Re: Indonesians Jail Atheo-Fascist for Denying God: Why Can't We Do That Here in America?

We are on our way. Our nation is slowly but surely being filled with Godly politicians. Why, just the other day, Alabama Sen. Shadrack McGill of the state’s Eighth District said, “We were established to be a godly nation, a Christian nation.... We need God in government. We need God in the public school. The more we trend away from God, the more we suffer – morally and spiritually.” He said this in response to the whining of atheists about "Bible Man" leading assemblies at school for the children once a month. We can pray that legislation will soon allow for appropriate punishment for those who work against the work of God in this, His favorite nation.

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

Re: Indonesians Jail Atheo-Fascist for Denying God: Why Can't We Do That Here in America?

We are on our way. Our nation is slowly but surely being filled with Godly politicians. Why, just the other day, Alabama Sen. Shadrack McGill of the state’s Eighth District said, “We were established to be a godly nation, a Christian nation.... We need God in government. We need God in the public school. The more we trend away from God, the more we suffer – morally and spiritually.” He said this in response to the whining of atheists about "Bible Man" leading assemblies at school for the children once a month. We can pray that legislation will soon allow for appropriate punishment for those who work against the work of God in this, His favorite nation.

You just know that Muslims will move there and insist on having a monthly "Queeran Man" assembly.