[nasional_list] Re: [ppiindia] Ging - Re: Fwd: Media Eropa dan Penistaan Agama
- From: Nugroho Dewanto <ndewanto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ppiindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 21:53:15 +0700
** Forum Nasional Indonesia PPI India Mailing List **
** Untuk bergabung dg Milis Nasional kunjungi:
** Situs Milis: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ **
** Beasiswa dalam negeri dan luar negeri S1 S2 S3 dan post-doctoral
scholarship, kunjungi
http://informasi-beasiswa.blogspot.com **
dia sekarang di berlin.
menjadi wartawan radio deutsche welle siaran
bahasa indonesia. kontrak dua tahun disana.
At 02:47 PM 2/8/06 +0000, you wrote:
>Bung Nug,
>
>Numpang tanya. Ging 68h kemana ya? Kok lama tak muncul di milis-
>milis...
>
>
>--- In ppiindia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Nugroho Dewanto <ndewanto@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: ging ginanjar <gingginanjar@...>
> > >
> > >Europe No Stranger to Blasphemy
> > >
> > >Sonia Phalnikar | www.dw-world.de | © Deutsche Welle.
> > >
> > >http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1894616,00.html
> > >
> > >Europe No Stranger to Blasphemy
> > >
> > >Perceived religious sacrilege can get people hot under
> > >the collar
> > >Violent Muslim protests over cartoons published in
> > >European papers have left the continent reeling. But
> > >it's not the first time Europe has a raging
> > >"blasphemy" controversy on its hands.
> > >
> > >Burning European embassies, incensed mobs, boycotts of
> > >Western goods and a tight security ring around
> > >journalists fearing for their lives -- the events of
> > >the past week are certainly not what Danish paper
> > >Jyllands-Posten envisaged when it printed 12 cartoons
> > >satirizing the Prophet Mohammed last September. Now
> > >European newsrooms are grappling with the issue of
> > >press freedom and how far they can go in its name.
> > >
> > >
> > >"It's the burning question of the day," said Robert
> > >Shaw, information and human rights officer at the
> > >Brussels-based European Federation of Journalists.
> > >"The media needs to openly discuss the effects of the
> > >affair and also key things, like the importance of not
> > >compromising on editorial independence."
> > >
> > >Yet the matter appears to be more than an
> > >open-and-shut case about press freedom.
> > >
> > >As violent protests by Muslims spark disbelief in
> > >Europe and politicians agonize over a "clash of
> > >cultures and values," others point out that it's not
> > >the first time Europe has faced a "blasphemy"
> > >controversy.
> > >
> > >
> > >Nothing new
> > >
> > >"These things have an old tradition. It's really not a
> > >new story," said Götz von Olenhusen, a Freiburg-based
> > >expert on media law.
> > >
> > >Von Olenhusen pointed to one of the most famous cases,
> > >in the 1920s, involving three graphics by famous
> > >German artist George Grosz.
> > >
> > >One of them showed Jesus on the cross with a gas mask
> > >and army boots and the slogan "Hold your tongue and
> > >continue serving." The trial lasted three years and
> > >Grosz appealed twice until he was finally acquitted.
> > >
> > >The media law expert pointed out that even in recent
> > >years, the authors of satirical works on Christianity
> > >and the Church have ended up in court.
> > >
> > >Bildunterschrift: "This is how we'll become European
> > >Champion," says one Titanic cover about soccer
> > >The German satirical magazine Titanic has been dragged
> > >to court eight times in 15 years by church groups --
> > >four times for denigrating the pope, thrice for
> > >ridiculing religion and once because a bishop felt
> > >personally insulted. However, none of the suits ended
> > >in favor of the church groups.
> > >
> > >Anti-blasphemy law largely used by Christians
> > >
> > >But German regional courts have successfully used an
> > >anti-blasphemy law dating back to 1871 in a few less
> > >prominent cases.
> > >
> > >One involved a drawing of Jesus on the cross in the
> > >form of a mouse trap and another of the crucified
> > >Jesus with the words "Masochism is Curable." A musical
> > >play by the cabaret group "3 Tornados" which ridiculed
> > >the Catholic doctrine of the immaculate conception by
> > >portraying crucified pigs was also banned.
> > >
> > >The anti-blasphemy law says that anyone who publicly
> > >or through written works "insults the religious
> > >beliefs of another in such a way that it disturbs
> > >public peace" can be fined or face a prison sentence
> > >of up to three years.
> > >
> > >Though the law is not confined to the Christian
> > >religion, experts point out that it's been largely
> > >Christians who have invoked it.
> > >
> > >Germany "very liberal" on artistic freedom
> > >
> > >At the same time experts stress that, in Germany,
> > >cases of blasphemy are largely played out in public
> > >debate rather than ending up in court.
> > >
> > >On a European level, Germany also has very liberal
> > >laws when it comes to freedom of expression and art,
> > >von Olenhusen added.
> > >
> > > Bildunterschrift: Haderer was sentenced in Greece to
> > >jail time for "The Life of Jesus"
> > >Austrian caricaturist Michael Haderer, for instance,
> > >was sentenced in absentia to six months in prison in
> > >Greece for his comic book "The Life of Jesus." The
> > >work showed Jesus as a marijuana-smoking hippie. In
> > >Austria too, the tough anti-blasphemy law prohibits
> > >ridiculing religion and punishes the offense with
> > >six-month jail terms.
> > >
> > >Experts also remain certain that the controversy over
> > >the Mohammed caricatures couldn't be deemed
> > >blasphemous in Germany.
> > >
> > >Michael Schmuck, a media law expert in Berlin, pointed
> > >out that instances of blasphemy found in satirical
> > >works are covered by the German constitution's article
> > >on artistic freedom and are practically unassailable
> > >in most cases.
> > >
> > >"When it comes to artistic freedom, the courts usually
> > >admit only a personal injury towards a living
> > >religious person, such as the pope, and not just
> > >generally insulting a religion, as is the case in the
> > >Mohammed caricatures, since the Prophet isn't a living
> > >person," Schmuck explained.
> > >
> > >"Also the person who created the works must
> > >deliberately intend to disrupt the public peace,"
> > >Schmuck said. "That can hardly be said of the Danish
> > >caricaturists who were merely trying to draw attention
> > >to a social problem."
> > >
> > >Denmark itself, where the Mohammed drawings were first
> > >published, has a law providing for fines and up to
> > >four months in jail for anyone who "publicly offends
> > >or insults a religion that is recognized in the
> > >country."
> > >
> > >However, a court case brought against Jyllands-Posten
> > >by 11 Muslim groups last October was thrown out; The
> > >judges said freedom of expression was more important
> > >than the ban on blasphemy.
> > >
> > >"A question of good taste"
> > >
> > >In light of the controversy over the Mohammed
> > >cartoons, experts agree that the only question for the
> > >media is one of ethics and sticking voluntarily to
> > >self-imposed press codes.
> > >
> > >"At the end of the day, it's a question of good taste
> > >whether to publish such caricatures or not," said von
> > >Olenhusen.
> > >
> > >"You have to ask yourself what kind of statement
> > >you're making once the satirical elements have been
> > >stripped away," he said.
> > >
> > >
> > >Sonia Phalnikar
> > >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
>***************************************************************************
>Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia
>yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny.
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia
>***************************************************************************
>__________________________________________________________________________
>Mohon Perhatian:
>
>1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik)
>2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari.
>3. Reading only, http://dear.to/ppi
>4. Satu email perhari: ppiindia-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>5. No-email/web only: ppiindia-nomail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>6. kembali menerima email: ppiindia-normal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
***************************************************************************
Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg
Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia
***************************************************************************
__________________________________________________________________________
Mohon Perhatian:
1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik)
2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari.
3. Reading only, http://dear.to/ppi
4. Satu email perhari: ppiindia-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
5. No-email/web only: ppiindia-nomail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
6. kembali menerima email: ppiindia-normal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
ppiindia-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
** Forum Nasional Indonesia PPI India Mailing List **
** Untuk bergabung dg Milis Nasional kunjungi:
** Situs Milis: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ **
** Beasiswa dalam negeri dan luar negeri S1 S2 S3 dan post-doctoral
scholarship, kunjungi
http://informasi-beasiswa.blogspot.com **
Other related posts:
- » [nasional_list] Re: [ppiindia] Ging - Re: Fwd: Media Eropa dan Penistaan Agama
