Indonesian Man Faces Five Years For Atheist Facebook Post

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Indonesian Man Faces Five Years For Atheist Facebook Post

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday January 22, 2012 @06:35AM from the unlike-this dept.

An anonymous reader writes "31-year-old Alexander Aan faces a maximum prison sentence of five years for posting 'God does not exist' on Facebook. The civil servant was attacked and beaten by an angry mob of dozens who entered his government office at the Dharmasraya Development Planning Board on Wednesday. The Indonesian man was taken into protective police custody Friday since he was afraid of further physical assault."

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He deserves it by Anonymous Coward · 2012-01-22 06:36 · Score: 5, Funny

This is what you get for using Facebook. I hope it's not too late for all the other Facebook users to learn.
1. Re:He deserves it by ColdWetDog · 2012-01-22 07:05 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  This is what you get for living in a primitive third-world country.
  It happened in Indonesia, not the United States.
  
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2. Re:He deserves it by OakDragon · 2012-01-22 07:48 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  This is true for most of USA too. While you probably won't get jailed for saying such, there are just as ridiculous laws and customs based on Christianity...
  Agreed. The US has many outdated laws based on the Old Testament. For example, did you know that murder is actually illegal in many states (particularly in the Bible Belt). And theft has many restrictions placed on it. Please, keep your tired old religions out of our law books!
  
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3. Re:He deserves it by slasho81 · 2012-01-22 09:54 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  This is what you get for using Facebook.
  Five years is a harsh punishment. I hope twitter users get a shorter sentence.
His defense strategy should be ... by tomhudson · 2012-01-22 06:41 · Score: 5, Funny

"The devil made me do it!"
Yet another 3rd world reaction by G3ckoG33k · 2012-01-22 06:41 · Score: 4, Funny

Yet another 3rd world reaction to the eternal pornographic issue - my deity is larger than yours.
Hitchen vindicated. by Galactic+Dominator · 2012-01-22 06:47 · Score: 4, Funny

Christopher Hitchens title for his polemic piece on religion hardly have been phrased even better, although I'll give it a shot here.
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything(Including Facebook).

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OMG! REALLY! by denzacar · 2012-01-22 07:07 · Score: 4, Funny

Welcome to Sharia Law made official.
(and at the rate things are going viz. immigration, welcome to Europe c. 2112).
100 years from now Europe may be officially under Sharia Law?
Now that's a cause for alarm and quick and resolute action if I ever saw one.
We have only 100 years to come up with a solution - and these days 100 years ain't what it used to be.

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God, what is it good for? by JavaBear · 2012-01-22 07:27 · Score: 4, Funny

God
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
God
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
God is something that I despise
For it means destruction of innocent lives
For it means tears in thousands of mothers' eyes
When their Gods go out to fight to take their lives
God
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Say it again
God
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
God
It's nothing but a heartbreaker
God
Friend only to the undertaker
God is the enemy of all mankind
The thought of God blows my mind
Handed down from generation to generation
Induction destruction
Who wants to die
God
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Say it again
God
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
God has shattered many young men's dreams
Made them disabled bitter and mean
Life is too precious to be fighting Gods each day
God can't give life it can only take it away
God
It's nothing but a heartbreaker
God
Friend only to the undertaker
Peace love and understanding
There must be some place for these things today
They say we must fight to keep our freedom
But what?, there's gotta be a better way
That's better than
God
God
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
Say it again
God
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing
not sure if god exists or not by FudRucker · 2012-01-22 07:33 · Score: 5, Funny

but he sure has a shitty fan club

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He is wrong! by PPH · 2012-01-22 08:19 · Score: 4, Funny

This man has not yet been touched by His Noodly Appendage. Once he has, he will know The Truth.

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Re:abortion is legitimate question by Opportunist · 2012-01-22 08:36 · Score: 1, Funny

I'm pretty sure that even most pro-choice folks would carry the opinion that abortions should not be a replacement for responsible behavior
Actually they do. Usually, they're the same crowd that considers condoms eeeevil!

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Re:God does not exist by MartinSchou · 2012-01-22 10:55 · Score: 2, Funny

And he knocked up some random chick and pissed off as soon as he found out.
Re:abortion is legitimate question by ShadowRangerRIT · 2012-01-22 13:05 · Score: 4, Funny

Republican party platform: Life begins at conception and ends at birth.

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