Indonesian Atheist Faces Jail for Disbelief

This is disgusting. What is sad is that Indonesia is usually cite, along with Turkey, as an Islamic majority nation that is not given to extremism.  I guess that doesn't apply when atheism is concerned.  I fear many American have the same opinion, namely that belief in a god, nearly any god, can be accepted, but atheism is usually targeted for out right and public hatred.

After surviving an attack from an angry mob, an Indonesian atheist is facing jail time for posting the phrase "God doesn't exist" on his Facebook page.

The man, who is being identified only as Alexander, posted the message on the social networking site and was later reported to authorities by the Indonesian Council of Ulema, an Islamic religious authority, according to the Telegraph.

Alexander arrived for work at a government office Wednesday, where he was met and attacked by a mob of people upset by his beliefs. He was arrested on Friday and charged with blasphemy against Islam, a crime punishable by up to five years in jail.

According to a local police chief, Alexander said he's not going down without a fight. "He said he realized what he had said and was prepared to lose his job to defend his beliefs," Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Chairul Azis told the Jakarta Post.

Full Article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/20/atheist-attacked-faces-jail-time-facebook-god_n_1219778.html?ref=religion