The proposed bill attracted support from moderate Muslim leaders, but its most vocal advocates were a collection of radical religious groups with a predilection for violence, led by the Islamic Defenders Front (known by its Indonesian acronym, FPI). This year alone, these self-appointed moral vigilantes have ransacked bars and nightclubs, attacked the American and Danish embassies, and stoned the offices of Playboy after its first edition – all with only occasional protests from the police.
这份提议中的议案得到了温和穆斯林领导人的支持，但是支持声音最强烈的是一些倾向于暴力的激进宗教团体，为首的是伊斯兰抵抗主义阵线（在印尼语中缩写简称FPI）。单单在今年，这些自诩为道德卫士的人就洗劫了酒吧和夜总会，袭击了美国和丹麦大使馆，还在《花花公子》首期发行后用石块砸他们的办公大楼。这些事件警方只不过偶尔干预了一下。伊斯兰抵抗主义阵线及其同党极力鼓吹反色情议案，组织示威游行以示支持，并激烈谴责任何反对这一议案的人。