Shocking survey results

Shocking survey results

Almost one in six Indonesian Muslims support the mass murder
of their guests and other innocent people, among them women and
children. And only a little more than half of Indonesian Muslims
disagree with such cruelty.

These were the truly shocking results of a survey conducted by
various Muslim organizations. (Intolerance is still high, The
Jakarta Post, Nov. 12.)

Only 59 percent of Indonesian Muslims "disagree with the (Bali
and Marriott hotel bombings)" and 16 percent "support" the
killing of innocent people in the name of Islam. The survey was
based on 1,200 interviews in 32 provinces with a 3 percent margin
of error.

This will not help attract tourists and investors. And it also
does little to enhance the perception of Indonesian Muslims as
being comparatively tolerant. Or promote Islam as a religion of
peace.

THOMAS BUHLER, Denpasar