MUI supports controversial bill<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: A delegation from the Indonesian Council of Ulemas
\n(MUI) and leaders of a few Muslim organizations went to the House
\nof Representatives on Thursday to express their support for the
\ncontroversial education bill.<\/p>\n
\"We hope the House will listen to our aspirations to avert
\nlarge-scale demonstrations,\" MUI secretary general Din Syamsuddin
\nstated shortly before a meeting with a group of House members.<\/p>\n
Din is also vice chairman of Muhammadiyah, the country's
\nsecond largest Muslim organization.<\/p>\n
The House is currently deliberating on the bill on national
\neducation that requires all schools, including those run by
\nreligious groups, to provide religious teachers for students from
\nother religions.<\/p>\n
The stipulation has drawn strong opposition from experts who
\nargued that the ruling was a form of government intervention in
\nreligious life.<\/p>\n
The bill, if passed into law, is likely to affect Christian
\nschools most, where almost half of the students are Muslims or
\nadherents of other religions. --JP<\/p>",
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