In Indonesia, transgender Muslim woman jailed for three years for joking on TikTok that Jesus needed a haircut (1 Viewer)

[Safiel]

TikToker jailed for saying Jesus needed haircut

Transgender Muslim woman with nearly 450,000 followers was sentenced by a court in Indonesia

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After the transgender woman made the comments, five Christian groups complained to the authorities that she had committed blasphemy against Christianity. She was convicted under strict Indonesian laws against blasphemy.

This case is just interesting from a whole bunch of angles.

But blasphemy is a victimless crime, so she should not be in jail.

Interesting to see Christians and Muslims working together on the same page, though definitely the wrong page.

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

HEY, they should bring that kind of punishment to the US of A. I know there are some out there, of a particular political persuasion, would agree with me.

 

[Fani R. West]

TikToker jailed for saying Jesus needed haircut

Transgender Muslim woman with nearly 450,000 followers was sentenced by a court in Indonesia

www.themirror.com

After the transgender woman made the comments, five Christian groups complained to the authorities that she had committed blasphemy against Christianity. She was convicted under strict Indonesian laws against blasphemy.

This case is just interesting from a whole bunch of angles.

But blasphemy is a victimless crime, so she should not be in jail.

Interesting to see Christians and Muslims working together on the same page, though definitely the wrong page.

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This case really highlights the danger of blasphemy laws—where free speech is sacrificed in the name of religious sensitivities. Regardless of what one thinks about the comment ("Jesus needed a haircut"), it's clearly not a call to violence or hate—just a light, personal take that wouldn’t cause any harm in a free society.
Blasphemy is, by definition, a victimless crime. No one's rights were violated. The real harm here is being done to the person punished for simply expressing themselves.
Also interesting (and a bit disturbing) to see cross-religious unity when it comes to suppressing dissent or irreverence. Christians and Muslims standing together—not for love, peace, or justice—but to demand punishment for words. That’s the wrong kind of unity.
True progress will come when we defend freedom of expression—even when it challenges our beliefs.

 

[Fani R. West]

HEY, they should bring that kind of punishment to the US of A. I know there are some out there, of a particular political persuasion, would agree with me.

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Yikes. That's exactly the kind of thinking that turns democracies into theocracies.
The beauty of freedom is that no one has the right to control your thoughts or punish you for irreverent words. The moment we start locking people up for offending religious feelings, we're no longer talking about a free country—we're talking about authoritarianism in a religious costume.
If you truly value American freedom, be careful what you wish for. Blasphemy laws are never neutral. They always end up silencing the minority, the dissenter, the different.

 

[SNOWFLAKE]

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Yikes. That's exactly the kind of thinking that turns democracies into theocracies.
The beauty of freedom is that no one has the right to control your thoughts or punish you for irreverent words. The moment we start locking people up for offending religious feelings, we're no longer talking about a free country—we're talking about authoritarianism in a religious costume.
If you truly value American freedom, be careful what you wish for. Blasphemy laws are never neutral. They always end up silencing the minority, the dissenter, the different.

I was being sarcastic, as in "this is how some people think."

 

[Fani R. West]

I was being sarcastic, as in "this is how some people think."

Ahhh got it—totally missed the sarcasm at first
You're right, that's exactly how some people think, and it's scary how easily that kind of mindset gains traction.
Appreciate the clarification—and yes, we need to stay loud in defending freedom of expression, especially when it's uncomfortable.