"If a fatwa can't be seen as solving a problem, it will only create more problems," added the lecturer, who, like many Indonesians, uses only one name.
Fatwa’s don't have the force of law in Indonesia, which is officially a secular society that protects the rights of non-Muslim minorities, including Christians, Hindus and Buddhists. With that in mind, many Indonesian Muslims view the Council of Ulema's judgments as unnecessary, often anachronistic meddling in their personal lives.
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