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        "id": 1061471,
        "msgid": "government-to-set-policy-on-islamic-tv-lectures-1447893297",
        "date": "1996-04-26 00:00:00",
        "title": "Government to set policy on Islamic TV lectures",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Government to set policy on Islamic TV lectures JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher labeled presenters of the televised Islamic dawn lectures people with poor knowledge of Islam and lacking in credibility. Speaking to reporters after meeting with a delegation of the association of religious teachers yesterday, Tarmizi said the government would soon add order to the programs by, among other things, preparing a set of guidelines for local producers.",
        "content": "<p>Government to set policy on Islamic TV lectures<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi Taher<br>\nlabeled presenters of the televised Islamic dawn lectures people<br>\nwith poor knowledge of Islam and lacking in credibility.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters after meeting with a delegation of the<br>\nassociation of religious teachers yesterday, Tarmizi said the<br>\ngovernment would soon add order to the programs by, among other<br>\nthings, preparing a set of guidelines for local producers.<\/p>\n<p>\"Many of the shows, during which viewers call in and pose<br>\nquestions, lack direction and reference,\" he said. \"The<br>\npresenters in those shows give answers which reveal their poor<br>\nknowledge of Islam,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>\"Many of the speakers base their answers on personal views<br>\nrather than religious guidelines,\" he charged further. \"This is<br>\ndangerous.\"<\/p>\n<p>The government would also issue a list of persons considered<br>\ncredible enough to be speakers on the shows, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Four of the five private television stations -- AnTeve, TPI,<br>\nRCTI and SCTV -- air religious teachings program at 5.30 a.m.<br>\nDuring the holy fasting month of Ramadhan recently, the stations<br>\nprepared special shows which featured prominent figures such as a<br>\nrock singer, an entertainer who underwent a sex-change operation<br>\nand comedians.<\/p>\n<p>Syeh Aljufrie, a member of the religious teachers association,<br>\ncriticized the television stations' selection of presenters. \"We<br>\nhave so many qualified preachers, but why did they choose<br>\ncomedians and even a transsexual?\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman Syukron Makmun called on the television stations to<br>\napply stricter standards for the programs, especially the ones<br>\nwhich have question and answer sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Head of the programming division of TPI, Feyzars Noor, pleaded<br>\nfor the government to value the concept upon which the religious<br>\nprograms are developed.<\/p>\n<p>\"Ours is a good and interactive program,\" he told The Jakarta<br>\nPost. (01)<\/p>",
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