Muslim Leaders in Indonesia Just Issued a Fatwa Against the Measles Vaccine

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Religion is truly fucked up....

The top Islamic council in Indonesia officially issued a “fatwa” against the Rubella-Measles vaccine, declaring it to be “haram” — religiously forbidden — because it contains traces of pork and human cells.

]The declaration comes from the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI), which is chaired by Ma’ruf Amin, who recently announced he would be the running mate of Indonesian President Joko Widodo in the next presidential election.
The fatwa supposedly still allows for Muslims to use the vaccine until an Islam-approved one is created, but that hasn’t stopped the vaccination rates from plummeting.

“We’ve found ourselves in a position where we have no choice … there has not been a vaccine found to be halal and sacred,” an MUI official told CNN Indonesia.
He said the religious organisation understood the dangers associated with not getting children immunised.
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For some values of "understood"....

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