In reading this article I was a
little confused. The Sunni Muslim are harassing
and killing religious minorities but for what cause? The Shia, Christian, and Ahmadiyahs are the
ones being persecuted but for the sole reason that their religion differs from
the Sunni Muslims. They aren't oppressing the Sunni in any way or performing any actions that would demand
this maltreatment . To top it all off,
the government, and more importantly the president, is doing little to nothing
about it. A top government official was
quoted saying, “I don't care
[about] human rights as long I protect those who voted for me as their leader."
This blatant disregard for human rights is not only bad in
itself, but also encourages others (namely the police force) to share the same
views. When riots occur that the police
know will happen and do nothing about, that’s one of the best indications that
a country has a problem. I believe that
as long as a person is not forcing their beliefs on you and their beliefs don’t
obligate them to do something harmful to the community, religious tolerance
should be fairly easy. There is very
little to gain from murdering those who think differently.
Diversity is at the soul of what makes life interesting so we
should try to preserve it! The decision to
tolerate or oppress is something everyone makes daily. However, it is those who hold positions of
power and authority that we look to as an example so it is extremely crucial for these men and woman preach and practice tolerance. Maybe if the president would step up and make
human rights a topic of interest in Indonesia these problems could be easily
fixed.
http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/03/06/jakarta-condones-religious-violence
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