Tambahan renungan, mas Free Thinker: sejak berdirinya republik ini, agama, terutama Islam, kian mengental. Jumlah rumah ibadah bertambah, kesadaran agamis bertambah, partai partai Islam makin kiprah dipanggung politik, fatwa fatwa mulai bertebaran dihalaman negeri indah ini.. Namun, bertambah baikkah moral publik? makin taat hukumkah bangsa ini? makin meningkatkah kesadaran tingkat pendidikan dan intellektualitas anak bangsa? makin bersihkah perilaku pelaku kehidupan publik, seperti mentri, anggauta perwakilan hamba sahaya (ehh sorry rakyat), kehakiman, kejaksaan, bea cukai? Kian bersihkah bangsa ini dari korupsi, kolusi dan nepotisme? Berdampakkah akidah agama pada perwujudan keadilan sosial? pada kerukunan kehidupan antar agama dan antar bangsa? Atau sekedar asap mesiu dari bom dan pembakaran serta huru hara yang kian marak? Salam danardono
Free Thinker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb: Benarkah? Lantas bagaimana menjelaskannya dalam konteks Indonesia? Apakah pengajaran Islam di Indonesia kurang atau dihalang-halangi?? Ketika di setiap persimpangan jalan kita diingatkan untuk selalu sembahyang (karena ada mesjid ataupun langgar) dan kembali diingatkan dengan tayangan azan maghrib di televisi? Buku-buku Islam bisa ditemukan dengan gampang, juga anak-anak sedari kecil sudah belajar mengaji. Lantas kenapa benih-benih kekerasan masih tumbuh subur di negeri ini? Pemahaman agama yang salah berpotensi untuk menciptakan kekerasan. Agama memang tidak mengajarkan kekerasan. Tapi sulit sekali untuk tidak menuding agama sebagai salah satu penyebab begitu banyak persoalan di dunia ini. Agama begitu mudah untuk salah ditafsirkan sehingga mudah juga untuk melegalisasi tindakan apapun atas nama agama. Seandainya orang-orang lebih mementingkan nilai-nilai kemanusiaan yang universal daripada sibuk menjadi "pembela" agamanya dengan menciptakan kekerasan baru. Peace, --- Satrio Arismunandar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dari milis PJTV: > ================================================== > > Tulisan bagus dari Yusuf Islam tentang betapa > kurikulum pendidikan Islam yang minim justru memicu > ekstrimisme karena mengundang anak-anak > muda pada jalan pintas. > > Saya kutip sebagian: > "The teachings of Islam have nothing to do with the > recent barbarities. The problem, to oversimplify, is > not too much Islam but too little. In the same way, > Christianity didn't produce Hitler; but the absence > of > true Christian teachings and a lack of strong > spiritual role models must have contributed." > > Wassalam > -- > Tomi Satryatomo > http://www.trekearth.com/members/wisat > http://satryatomo.blogspot.com > > "We shall build good ship here, > at a profit if we can, > at a loss if we must, > but... always a good ship." > > > Is the Problem Too Much Islam? > 8/12/2005 By: Yusuf Islam > Independent* - > http://www.islamicity.com/articles/Articles.asp?ref==IN0508-2767 > > LONDON - Today Muslims are being challenged to face > up > to the fact that crimes are committed in the name of > their religion. Like many, I am finding it hard to > accept. > > One of the crucial factors about the London > bombings, > I think, goes right back to school: where did those > who carried out the attacks get their teachings > from? > What curriculum were they following, or not > following, when they decided it was OK to blow up > themselves and people they didn't even know? What > background have the bombers come from and who taught > them? > > As a new Muslim, I wasn't born a Muslim and didn't > have the customary upbringing, receiving an English > translation of the Qur'an as a gift in 1976 was a > wonderful chance to learn from scratch what the > teachings of this misunderstood religion really > proclaimed. You may or may not know that the word > Islam is rooted in the word 'peace'. > > Yes, some have claimed that there are verses in the > Qur'an which endorse violence and fanaticism. But > all > that proves is that, when you quote out of context > to > further your own particular brand of extremism, you > can choose any book on the shelf. Islam is not > alone. > > The message I picked up from the Qur'an was quite > different. I found the light of knowledge and > godliness shining from the verses and stories, > linking > mankind together as one family, regardless of > colour, status or nationality. It told me of the > wondrous universal teachings of peace and unity > advocated by the greatest of educators, people such > as > Abraham, Moses, Jesus and others. Yet the followers > of > these messengers, in defiance of their noble > teachings, have indulged in countless wars. > > You can't blame the teachers. You have to blame the > distortions and ignorance of their followers. > > Again, Islam is not unique in this. At the end of > every Friday sermon around the world, in every > mosque, > the imam usually recites the following words from > the > Qur'an: "Verily, God commands justice and > kindness and giving to relatives and He forbids > indecency, objectionable actions and extremism. God > instructs you that you may be reminded." > > Yet no matter what the teachings convey, some > listeners will be selective, and may choose not to > be > reminded. > > It's uncomfortable but easy to imagine youths today > Ð > many of whom are fugitives from the mosques in the > first place Ð growing up against the backdrop of the > injustices lambasting the Muslim world, being > impressed by the fiery rhetoric of the sharp-tongued > dogmatists. Youngsters are naturally attracted to > short-cut solutions. This is where many of the > problems start. > > Education is crucial. Here in Britain, the education > system has been slow, at best, in allowing Islamic > teachings to be taught in their full breadth. There > is > a lack of commitment to the rigours of > traditional learning. > > In the West, where Islam is denigrated and prejudice > abounds, where headlines designed to shock and > mesmerize dominate people's minds, the real > teachings > of the faith are left for people to fall upon by > chance. In terms of spiritual and moral nourishment, > it has been left to largely irregular and inadequate > models of religious education to deliver the goods. > > An hour-long mosque sermon, once a week, which most > Muslims attend, or a lecture by a visiting scholar > who > barely speaks English and has little understanding > of > British and European life, are never likely to > deliver > the balanced curriculum necessary to build the > conscientious believer, one who not only knows his > duty to God but also to the society and world he > lives > in. > > The July 7 bombers attended state schools in > Britain, > not faith-based schools. Some of them, we are told, > briefly visited madrassa schools in Pakistan. This > may > or may not be relevant, but it suggests that > they felt they had had insufficient Islamic > education > in Britain. By going abroad, they laid themselves > open > to influences outside normal scholastic parameters. > > If we fail to provide authentic and traditional > spiritual values within everyday schooling, we allow > rogue ideologists to distort the essence of > religious > concepts. We also exclude invaluable wisdom and > repress the strong spirit of devotion that many > believers naturally feel. > > The teachings of Islam have nothing to do with the > recent barbarities. The problem, to oversimplify, is > not too much Islam but too little. In the same way, > Christianity didn't produce Hitler; but the absence > of > true Christian teachings and a lack of strong > spiritual role models must have contributed. > > Faith-based education produces major benefits. At, > Islamia Primary, the first Muslim school to be > granted > aided status by the British government, by > conforming > to and delivering the national curriculum, > we are able to balance society's needs with the > aspirations of Muslim parents. The results are not > perfect, but they are encouraging. > > Children and particularly those disposed to > disaffection, need spiritual support and firm moral > borders when confronted by the pressures of modern > life. We aim to provide these in a context of > learning. > > Historically, Islamic civilization nurtured the > development of science and spurred the arrival of > the > European Renaissance. "Seek knowledge, even if it is > in China", is a much quoted Islamic proverb > attributed to Prophet Muhammad. An uneducated Muslim > is a dangerous entity to himself as well as to > others. > Ignorance contradicts the very essence of true > Islam, > which is based on the love and search for > knowledge. So without knowledge, please don't blame > Islam. > > > Yusuf Islam is chairman of the International Board > for > Educational Research and Resources. In 2004 he was > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. http://www.ppi-india.org *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Reading only, http://dear.to/ppi 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. 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