Indonesia
Religion
The majority (about 85%) of the population follows Islam. Freedom of religion is protected by the
Indonesian Constitution, which is defined in the first
Principle of the State Philosophy "Pancasila".
However, there has been a definite drive in recent
years to implement a version of Islam for which Saudi
Arabia is the role model.
As the Indonesian constitution guarantees freedom of faith, Indonesia is on of the few countries with a majority Muslim population that allows Muslims to convert to Christianity. This is not commonly known. Therefore, here as proof the changed Indonesian official ID card of one such convert, Mediana Situmorang. The upper ID card is issued to her with specifying "Islam" as religion and "unmarried" as civil status. The lower ID card shows her civil status as "married" and her religion as "Christian". Please note that these are ID cards issued by the Indonesian government, just the same as passports. These ID cards are also sufficient proof of citizenship.
The only difference is that before quacks had to travel from town to town (if for no other reason than to avoid the guns of those who have tried their potions and found them to be worthless), and that now, they can spam the Internet (safely out of reach).
http://www.asiatour.com/indonesia/e-01land/ei-lan13.htm
Jan Garanoz
Juhu Tara Road, Juhu,
Mumbai - 400049 India
Last updated: May 10, 2010