AIDS marriages to be discussed<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Leading ulemas will discuss next month whether
\nthe marriage of people with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
\n(AIDS) could be considered "defective" and can, therefore, be
\nnullified.<\/p>\n
Members of the East Java chapter of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU)
\nMoslem organization will gather in Situbondo regency on June 8
\nand June 9 to discuss 18 contemporary problems from a religious
\npoint of view. They will debate, for instance, whether AIDs
\npatients "may marry" and whether a marriage conducted through the
\nInternet violates shariah.<\/p>\n
"For instance, what if the bride, the groom, witnesses and the
\nwali or parents of the bride are located in far away places, but
\nthey conduct the ceremony through Internet linkups?" said
\nsecretary of the organization Fuad Anwar as quoted by Antara on
\nMonday.<\/p>\n
The meeting, called bahsul matsail, will also discuss whether
\nwiping oneself with toilet paper can be considered "clean" so
\nthat the person can be allowed to then pray. Islam teaches its
\nfollowers to wash themselves with clean water after they go to
\nthe bathroom.<\/p>\n
The ulemas will also discuss whether the religion sanctions
\nactivities such as busking on buses or trains. "We'd like to see
\nwhether the street singers should be considered workers or
\nbeggars," Fuad said.<\/p>\n
The routine meeting will also discuss how religion handles the
\nquestion of sorcery and murder attempts that supposedly involve
\nblack magic.<\/p>\n
"We'd like to know whether a person attempting murder through
\nsorcery can be legally pursued as committing a crime, how to
\nprove the crime, and how long their punishment should be," Fuad
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Finally, the ulemas will also discuss the contentious draft
\nlaw on juvenile court, currently being deliberated by the House
\nof Representatives. (swe)<\/p>",
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