Thursday, August 31, 2023

Indonesian Muslims seek to promulgate only Muslim practices and beliefs with universal appeal.

 In an apparent attempt to modernize and streamline their religious faith, Muslims in Indonesia of the Nu sect--and Muslims are the largest religious majority in the country--have decried specific tenets held by traditional Muslims (as reported in the Economist, August 19th issue, p. 32):

1.  Abandoned the notion of the caliphate vs. a secular government.  

2.  Allows religious freedom in their country.

Their women already are permitted to wear Western dress, I take it.  But if they would already argue for women clergy, that would nearly bring them up to speed where Christian women are.

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