MEMBANGUN SEMANGAT KEHARMONISAN KERUKUNAN UMAT BERAGAMA DI INDONESIA

Indonesia sebagai negara yang multikultur dan multietnis serta keyakinan, di satu sisi menjadi rahmah dan di sisi yang lain menjadi tantangan. Keanekaragaman suku dan terlebih keyakinan menjadikan konflik horizontal sangat mudah terjadi. Tulisan ini memaparkan tentang pentingnya kerukunan umat beragama. Pemaparan dalam tulisan ini berdasarkan analisa dari data pustaka dengan model deskriptif. Dari hasil pembahasan dpata diperoleh simpulan bahwa kerukunan umat merupakan kebutuhan manusia. Kerukunan umat beragama ini dapat tercapai dengan efektif dengan cara melakukan dialog antaragama secara intens. Dengan adanya dialog dan komunikasi yang baik, perbedaan keyakinan tidak membatasi atau melarang kerjasama antara Islam dan agama-agama lain, terutama dalam hal-hal yang menyangkut kepentingan  umat  manusia. Penerimaan Islam akan kerjasama itu, tentunya akan dapat diwujudkan dalam praktek kehidupan, apabila ada dialog antar agama The tolerance among different believers is a necessity in Indonesia.Because, this country has been multicultural. As the successors of the country, we must respect the harmony within the relationship among the different religions Indonesia regardless the majority or minority status.The religion plurality in Indonesia, which is populated Muslim majority, obtains much critical attention from foreign observers.While certain domestic society are still unsatisfied toward religion life in Indonesia, the foreign observers begin to examine the dialogue model and the tolerance among different believers in Indonesia as an alternative way that should be developed.The different belief does not restrict and forbid collaboration between Islam and other religions, especially in relating the important of human being.The Islam acceptances of collaboration, it will be certainly applied in the life practice, when there any dialogue inter religious

MEMINIMALISIR KONFLIK SOSIAL BERAGAMA DI INDONESIA

Indonesia is an area that is unstable and prone to conflict. Confronted in a variety of social problems such as high levels of poverty, unemployment, social inequality, social tension, and political instability, as well as the political institutions of democracy are not yet effective, the areas in Indonesia holds the potential conflict which at times can be sticking to the surface into a violent conflict open. The violent conflict in the past, such as occurred in Maluku, North Maluku, Poso, West Kalimantan, Aceh, Papua, bringing the impact of conflict with the social damage and casualties is not small. While, though most areas of conflict in Indonesia has now entered a post-conflict situation, the potential for conflicts (latent conflict) is still very high. Thus potential conflicts at times can turn into open violent conflict, when efforts prevention conflict and peace-building have not worked effectively. The high pluralism in Indonesia create potential conflicts of Indonesia is also high. Potential friction and misunderstandings are also high. Both conflicts on a small scale or a large scale. In a small scale, the conflict is reflected in the communication not connected or not running as it should, causing a sense of hurt, angry, frustrated, disappointed, irritated, confused, wondering, and others. Meanwhile, large-scale conflict embodied in, for example, social unrest, multi-cultural chaos, hostility between races, ethnicities and religions, and others. One of the factors that encourage the appearance of a conflict-prone society is a problem related to the elements Tribe, Religion, Race, and groups (SARA). Especially religious differences, common be driving the emergence of tensions in society, for example, issues related to the establishment of a means of worship, religious activities and the implementation of practical political problems.Indonesia is an area that is unstable and prone to conflict. Confronted in a variety of social problems such as high levels of poverty, unemployment, social inequality, social tension, and political instability, as well as the political institutions of democracy are not yet effective, the areas in Indonesia holds the potential conflict which at times can be sticking to the surface into a violent conflict open. The violent conflict in the past, such as occurred in Maluku, North Maluku, Poso, West Kalimantan, Aceh, Papua, bringing the impact of conflict with the social damage and casualties is not small. While, though most areas of conflict in Indonesia has now entered a post-conflict situation, the potential for conflicts (latent conflict) is still very high. Thus potential conflicts at times can turn into open violent conflict, when efforts prevention conflict and peace-building have not worked effectively. The high pluralism in Indonesia create potential conflicts of Indonesia is also high. Potential friction and misunderstandings are also high. Both conflicts on a small scale or a large scale. In a small scale, the conflict is reflected in the communication not connected or not running as it should, causing a sense of hurt, angry, frustrated, disappointed, irritated, confused, wondering, and others. Meanwhile, large-scale conflict embodied in, for example, social unrest, multi-cultural chaos, hostility between races, ethnicities and religions, and others. One of the factors that encourage the appearance of a conflict-prone society is a problem related to the elements Tribe, Religion, Race, and groups (SARA). Especially religious differences, common be driving the emergence of tensions in society, for example, issues related to the establishment of a means of worship, religious activities and the implementation of practical political problems