Jakarta – The Huria Batak Protestant Church followers say the pornography bill is "not needed" to maintain Indonesians' morality.

It would be better for the government intensify moral education and consistently uphold existing rules, they said.

"Every regulation, including the porn bill, should be inspired by the spirit of Pancasila (the five principles) and the Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (unity in diversity) paradigm," church preacher Bonar Napitupulu said in a press release.

Race, culture and religious diversity should be considered when creating a regulation, he said.

"The porn bill will be counterproductive if it does not consider the cultural diversity of how Indonesians express their traditional values through the way they dress," he said.

Rising opposition prompted lawmakers at the House of Representatives to drop their original plan to pass the bill before the Idul Fitri holiday.