Essay On Indonesian Culture And Religion

Religion according to Indonesian dictionary is the system that regulates the faith (trust) and worship to God Almighty and grammar rules related to human relationships and human beings and the environment. Religion that was passed in Indonesia is divided into six, namely Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism. In essence, the State of Indonesia is a country that is predominantly Muslim. Indonesia as a developing country that has stood for decades by the existence of a number of different religions, but this should not be a factor leading to the outbreak unity and integrity of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia.

However, over the times, it seems that religious differences made problems for a group of people. As one of the effects of religion on political differences, namely the emergence of racist attitudes. Racist attitude is the attitude shown communities in which they dominate particular religion that encourages discrimination. Although it sounds simple, but often encountered racist attitudes in every strata of society. In addition to racism, racial element is also the impact of religious differences. Elements containing ethnicity, race, religion and, race and class, or abbreviated SARA also often encountered in the Indonesian political system, for example, the Governor of Jakarta, Mr Basuki Tjahaja

In everyday life, quite often we encounter questions that arise in the community that today, in this modern era, whether there is political not view religion? As we can see, most political activity still connect with religion, ranging from the general election, a candidate for governor, regent, and others. One reason for the relative explaining why religion has always interfere in political affairs, is because Indonesia is a country with a majority Muslim population, so that the leader of the Islamic religion