Nation Character Building: and Bhinneka Tunggal Ika

Dr. Ir. Budi Hartono Setiamarga Director, Center for Religion and State Studies (CRSS), Institut Leimena

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Saturday, January 8th, 2011 at Metro TV Why Nation Character Building?? WHY…?

Where is the salt…?

WHY…? Go out from the plastic bag!!! Make impacts to the nation! Must make a difference…!!! Biblical Basis The Land of Palestine Amos 1-2 Judgments on Nations

worship gods 6 nations

worship Jehovah 2 nations: Israel & Judah Amos 1-2 SINS

Violating the law of humanity: brutality, violence

6 nations

Disobey God: not helping the poor, denying justice to the oppressed 2 nations: Israel & Judah Matthew 22:37-39

Love the Lord your God with all your heart ......

Exclusive, no compromise, no other

Love your neighbor as yourself.

Inclusive, embracing all Luke 10:25-37 Peaceful Coexistence

General Law of Humanity Love Others Love the Lord Your God Where is the position? Common Platform

• National Consensus

• Lordship (KeTuhanan) Humanity (Kemanusiaan) Unity (Persatuan) Democracy (Kerakyatan) Social Justice (Keadilan Sosial) PANCASILA (5 principles) Pancasila: Forum Externum

Forum Internum: personal belief Peaceful Coexistence

General Law of Humanity Love Others Love the Lord Your God The First Principle of Pancasila Supporting multi-religious society????

KeTuhanan yang Maha Esa ? Belief in the One and Only God 1st June 1945 Speech from

1. Every Indonesian should belief in his/her own God.

2. is a country where every person may worship his/her own God freely

FORUM INTERNUM  free 1st June 1945 Speech from Sukarno

3. All people should believe in God in a cultured manner, i.e. without religious egoism.

4. All people should practice and apply religion in a civilized manner

FORUM EXTERNUM  regulated To avoid religious egoism compatible hermeneutics from its own Holy Scripture and teachings

Internal process

for building a constructive collaboration towards peaceful coexistence. It is hypothesized that there should be a compatible doctrine from every religion for living together in peace. Pancasila  forum externum does not talk about our personal belief but it talks about divine essence that unites us

the imago Dei (the image of God) • Pancasila does not talk about the WHO (the Supreme Reality), • but it talks about the WHAT (the essence of belief) “KeTuhanan yang Maha Esa” NOT Belief in the One and Only God

“One Lordship” or “One Divine Essence” which means “KeTuhanan yang Satu”. people will not be alienated by their God’s name or whether the religion is monotheistic (like Christianity and Islam) or pantheistic (like Hinduism). Indonesia  very diverse. Blessing? Problems?

Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (Unity in Diversity)

More than 13,000 islands, 1,300 ethnic groups, 700 languages. With various religions The E-I-We Model of Inter-religious Relations

KITA

KAMI

Problems..... MIXING of E-We and I-We The need to Develop the Tolerance Culture Developing the Tolerance Culture

Result Learning Tolerance or Process Intolerance Culture Developing the Tolerance Culture

Result Tolerance or Intolerance Culture Developing the Tolerance Culture

Learning Process Developing the Tolerance Culture Should develop tolerance culture based on the Bible, Pancasila, UUD 1945 and Bhinneka Tunggal Ika..!!!! Responsible Citizenship in Religious Society Constructive Collaboration

Peaceful Coexistence Civic Education for Church Members

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