A MOVIE made to foster religious tolerance was due to be shown by SCTV in Indonesia this week – but was pulled at the last moment following threats by Muslim zealots against the TV station.
Broadcasting commission official Ezki Suyanto said: We regret SCTV’s decision to not air the movie. The movie has passed the censorship requirements and it doesn’t violate any regulations. It seems the station is just afraid of the FPI. SCTV should not have given in to them. This is a bad precedent for other groups to do the same to TV stations.
FPI secretary-general Sobri Lubis said the movie tried to incite hatred toward Islam and disgraced the religion by suggesting Muslims could live together harmoniously with people of other faiths in one country. [The Freethinker] Read more
