{"id":4009,"date":"2012-07-29T12:36:26","date_gmt":"2012-07-29T16:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/unequallyyoked\/?p=4009"},"modified":"2012-07-29T12:36:26","modified_gmt":"2012-07-29T16:36:26","slug":"can-you-help-out-alexander-aan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/unequallyyoked\/2012\/07\/can-you-help-out-alexander-aan.html","title":{"rendered":"Can you help out Alexander Aan?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I\u2019m on my way back from rationality camp and had a lovely time. \u00a0I\u2019ll have a few more updates on the experience when I return, but I\u2019ll space them out a bit with more of my usual posts. \u00a0While I\u2019m in transit, there\u2019s a freedom and religion issue some of the readers here may want to take action on.<\/p>\n

In Indonesia, Alexander Aan is in jail because, according to CFI<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, after stating on Facebook his doubt about the existence of God and posting some satirical cartoons about the prophet Muhammed, Alexander was attacked by a mob, arrested for promoting atheism, and convicted of \u201cdisseminating information aimed at inciting religious hatred or hostility.\u201d He was then sentenced to two and a half years in prison and saddled with an exorbitant fine.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There\u2019s a WhiteHouse.gov petition<\/a> you can sign.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 \u2014 \u2014<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t plan to post calls to action that often, since they\u2019re pretty easy to find if you\u2019re plugged into the religion blogosphere, but if I get pinged, I might post an omnibus update once or twice a month. \u00a0No need to complain in the comments that there are other free speech issues that need attention. \u00a0Just post a pitch and a link to the person or group that needs help in the comments; this is an open thread.<\/p>\n

And, as always when you take action, use any \u2018ask\u2019 as a reminder to donate through Givewell<\/a>, where there\u2019s empirical evidence that your money is doing good. \u00a0I just did.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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