Christians, beware of Indonesia! The governor of Jakarta, a Christian, has just been sentenced to two years in jail for the crime of blasphemy.

It seems that Ahok, as the governor is known, quoted a verse from the Koran in a speech. This somehow or another gave offence, and led to his indictment for blasphemy. In other words, Ahok, who presumably does not hold the Koran to be a holy book any more than I do, has been sentenced for failing to reverence something that he does not hold in reverence. But that is the way blasphemy laws work in some Muslim counties: they apply to Muslims and non-Muslims alike.