Deputy Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar defended on Friday the controversial decision to keep religious affiliation listed on every citizen’s identification card, saying it was important for preventing unlawful interfaith marriages.
“Elimination of religion on ID cards would bring more detriments than benefits,” Nasaruddin said, as quoted on the ministry’s website.
“A Muslim marriage, for example, would be considered illegal under fiqih XXXIslamic lawYYY if the groom did not know the religion of his bride. The child of such a marriage would be called a zina XXXillegitimateYYY child,” he added. [The Jakarta Post] Read more
