Gays are not Pancasilais: ideologue chief

Gays are not Pancasilais: ideologue chief

JAKARTA (JP): Gays are not Pancasilais, that's the verdict
from R. Soeprapto, the nation's chief ideologue.

Lesbians and homosexuals have principles that run counter to
providence and one of Pancasila's tenets is belief in one God,
said Soeprapto, who heads the BP-7, an agency that propagates the
teaching of the ideology.

"Therefore we cannot accept principles that violate
providence," he was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying.

People who declare themselves as gay are adhering to
principles that run counter to the norms of the people of this
land, he added.

This means that a gay couple seeking official or legal
endorsement of their marriage will be rejected, Soeprapto said.

The argument that such a rejection would violate their basic
human rights cannot be applied in Indonesia, for true human
rights must not contradict the divinely given human nature, he
added.

He further argued that the family is not merely a means to
satisfy biological urgings, but also to create happiness and
welfare for its members and perpetuate the human race.

"How can a couple of the same sex have offspring and
perpetuate the human race?" he asked. (17)