Islamic Radicals Launch Assault on Affection
It pretty much had to happen:
Indonesia's government is considering a law banning unwed couples from pecking in public and harshly penalizing those who do... The campaign against kissing is part of a proposal of sweeping reforms to laws adopted by the country's Dutch colonial rulers in the late 19th century.
The head of the panel that drafted the law said Muslim beliefs about decency had influenced its decision. Neighboring countries with large Muslim populations, such as Malaysia and Brunei, already enforce laws defining "khalwat," or "close proximity," a crime akin to adultery for unchaperoned meetings between Muslim men and women.
Yeah, those evil European colonialists who had the nerve to want men and women to like each other. I wonder if this will come up during the next pretentious lecture that I have to sit through about the oppression of the Other's unique and wondrous culture.
I don't want to sound overbearing, but these eye-rolling excesses should call attention to the true agenda of radical Islam: it is an ideology devoted to removing from everyday life mirth, flirtation, entertainment, joking, and ultimately joy. The Islamo-facists would replace the light gestures and soft moments that make life worth living with the harshness of mindless obedience to the Koran. Like all fascists, they don't care about hearts and minds - quite the opposite, they prefer their populations docile and unfeeling - they want them numb and hopeless.
Indonesia's government is considering a law banning unwed couples from pecking in public and harshly penalizing those who do... The campaign against kissing is part of a proposal of sweeping reforms to laws adopted by the country's Dutch colonial rulers in the late 19th century.
The head of the panel that drafted the law said Muslim beliefs about decency had influenced its decision. Neighboring countries with large Muslim populations, such as Malaysia and Brunei, already enforce laws defining "khalwat," or "close proximity," a crime akin to adultery for unchaperoned meetings between Muslim men and women.
Yeah, those evil European colonialists who had the nerve to want men and women to like each other. I wonder if this will come up during the next pretentious lecture that I have to sit through about the oppression of the Other's unique and wondrous culture.
I don't want to sound overbearing, but these eye-rolling excesses should call attention to the true agenda of radical Islam: it is an ideology devoted to removing from everyday life mirth, flirtation, entertainment, joking, and ultimately joy. The Islamo-facists would replace the light gestures and soft moments that make life worth living with the harshness of mindless obedience to the Koran. Like all fascists, they don't care about hearts and minds - quite the opposite, they prefer their populations docile and unfeeling - they want them numb and hopeless.
