A neutral president

A neutral president

I have been living and working in Indonesia since 1983. I have
been everywhere, from Sabang to Merauke, and I have never written
a letter to any Indonesian newspaper. But now I am fed up with
all these problems.

My advice is: please find a president who does not believe in
God, because he or she will be neutral. A president without
religion would be an asset. This country is still under the
influence of powerful priests, be it Islam, Catholic, Buddhists,
Protestants or anything else.

As long as religion, any religion, dominates politics,
Indonesia will be doomed. Please Indonesia, get out of the 19th
century!

DIRK J.J. VLEUGELS

Sanur, Bali