Rodadewa bLoG

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I am deeply concerned about the existence of a religious teaching that are too extreme, which I think its making the people of this country more... "stupid". Some of their teachings are:

1. Husband / wife who does not pray is better off divorce
2. Its better being the second wife of a person who prays than being married to a person who doesn't pray.
3. Music is not allowed, you are not allowed to hear or play music. Exception for Arabic music, you can listen and play only Arabic music.
4. Must follow how the "Prophet" lives, including the "time" when he live.
5. You are not allowed to speak other than the people with the same religion, also not allowed to talk to an "intellectual minded people"
6. You are not allowed to have pictures or paintings of anykind in your house, in which you are also not allowed to paint or to do any creations. Exceptional: Arabic things...
7. The Indonesian culture is considered as "heresy" , "pagan", all of the enemy of religion, must be destroyed to be replace with the wonderful Arabic culture.
8. and many more.. things which our famous Mr. Spock would say "Illogical"

To where are we going to take this country, rich of cultures and diversity, I come from the same religious family and I am for one "against" these kind of teachings.

Pardon my words, for those who might be offended, but think logically.. Hajj, Habib, Ustadz, Monks, Priests, etc.. what are they? human ! , flesh and bones with streams of blood on their veins, they eat, they drink, they go to the toilet, they have passion and lust and many more similarities to us.. "commoners"

So they say they know religion more than we do, that doesn't make them a prophet, a saint or an angel. A couple of months of training and off you go being the world's famous savior to play God's most holy man. They then do and act in the name of their God.

For once try to think rationally, if you called your self.. "human with knowledge"

God created us and gift us with "brain" to what? to evolve, to better our self and to better our lives. To be able to create new things, to "try" discover the endless possibilities, if you forbid arts, musics, and creativity, you are banning your own God's creation.

Some couples believes more to their ustad, monk, priest rather than their own husband or wifes which most of the time, these are one of the reason why families broke apart.

If we replace our culture with Arabic culture, then who are we? we are not Indonesian anymore, we are arabians, who knows what next, car is not permitted use a camel lol.

You yelled your holy words
You Yelled your God's name
To beat an innocent human
With no prove whatsoever

Is that what they teach you? is that how you educate your children? is that the kind of nation you want to live on ?

My late father was in the freedom guerrillas against the Dutch Colonials back in the early 19's. He told me a story, The moslem, The Christian, The Hindu, The Chinesse, The Budhhist, the Indian guy, all stood up together to fight for this country's freedom and they mostly died together to finish off the Colonial's ammunition as once they reload, the other guerrillas will attack (with their very limited ammo). For what? they wanted their children, their grand children to live a better live then they are at that moment.

And now their children is busy saying "I AM RIGHT AND YOU ARE WRONG"

My Indonesian brothers, if I were you, I wont easily believe what a "flesh and bone" said to you no matter what rank they are, or what religious position they are. They are as human as we are with all the flawed, politics in their heads.

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