Indonesia Weighs Curbs on Sex, Magic

From The Wall Sreet Journal:

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Legislators here are reviewing a proposed new criminal code that would outlaw sex between unmarried people, cohabitation and black magic, among other stricter measures that would mark a significant shift for a young democracy widely viewed as a voice for moderate Islam.

The drafting of the code, commissioned by the Ministry of Justice and led by a conservative Muslim legal scholar, reflects the influence of conservatives in Indonesia, the country with the most Muslims.

But the effort to legislate morality has been most divisive, even in Indonesia's broadly conservative society—where the state guarantees the right to practice all mainstream religions except Judaism.