In Reply to: and what a bizarre method of posted by willow on Saturday, 14. June 2008 at 20:51 Bali Time:
..Both Hinduism & Islam are religions that require a lot of daily effort, and are also quite different from each other. Things like that have enormous influence on ones's character, outlook, and behavior. Language is also extremely important: The rhythm of Bahasa Indonesia as spoken by the ordinary Orang Bali is quite different than his/her counterpart from Java (or other parts of Indonesia, for that matter.
The influence of these religions on the lives of the people involved is certainly no small thing, and while WE might consider that to be a somewhat outdated idea, it is just the way things are and it must be accepted. It is CERTAINLY not a 'bizarre method'.