In 2009 , he blamed immorality for a Sumatra earthquake and other natural disasters . As he addressed a Friday prayer meeting in Padang , Sumatra , the minister said " there were many television programmes that destroyed morals . Therefore , natural disasters would continue to occur . " His ambition to filter the internet for ' negative ' content , shelved in early 2010 in the face of broad opposition , may be revived after a celebrity sex scandal centred on Ariel ( Nazril Irham ) , which Sembiring controversially linked to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ . The move apparently has the backing of then-president Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and would involve a blacklist of offensive material monitored by a special task force , which gave birth to the controversial ' Internet Positif . ' He has also linked pornography to HIV/Aids and said that funding to fight the disease was a waste of money , also stating that the widespread availability of Indonesian pornography , mostly featuring students , caused natural disasters
Sumatra earthquake and other natural disasters
2009 Sumatra earthquakes
Tifatul Sembiring