Indonesian charged with blasphemy for atheist post

[roadmaster]

http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/world/story/10627017


Indonesian police say a civil servant who posted "God does not exist" on Facebook faces a maximum penalty of five years behind bars for blasphemy. Thirty-one-year-old Alexander Aan was taken into police custody Friday after his remarks triggered public outcry in West Sumatra province.

[Conley]

Stories like this make me thank God I live in America.

[MMC]

Big Brother is always watching.....eh? :wink:

[Conley]

Facebook blows privacy-wise but I don't guess you can blame them for this if the genius used his own account.

[roadmaster]

Stories like this make me thank God I live in America.
Yes, me too but I can't help but thinking he got nailed because he claimed to be a Muslim even through it is illegal in that country to be atheist. Most Christians would have ignored him and not turned him in. Maybe I am making too much into this.

[Conley]

Ahh, that makes sense. I was thinking of it from a Christian perspective.

[Mister D]

It's good to be an obnoxious atheist in America that's for sure. :laugh: