Betul! Kalau di mesjidnya orang Maluku sendiri tak perlu kuwatir, tetapi kalau di Mesjid pendatang itu mereka berhati-hati adalah waras..
----- Original Message ----- From: "rezameutia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 3:24 AM Subject: [proletar] Interfaith sleep-overs help heal Ambon's wounds > di ambon, pendeta kristen disuruh tidur di pesantren, tentu aja takut. > cuman setelah dicoba satu malam, malahan minta tambah. tak kenal, tak > sayang. > > > > > > =========== > > > > > Interfaith sleep-overs help heal Ambon's wounds > > > M. Azis Tunny > The Jakarta Post, Ambon > > > > > Dozens of Christian priests were worried when their church assigned them > to spend the night in 'pesantren' Islamic boarding schools and homes of > Muslim residents in Ambon, Maluku. > > They were still haunted by frightening images from when the area was > rocked by sectarian conflict in 1999. The violence, which continued on > and off until 2002, left thousands of Muslims and Christians dead as > well as forcing hundreds of thousands of others to flee their homes. > > > > The Maluku Protestant Church (GPM) recently instructed 40 clergymen to > spend the night with other religious communities as part of the > so-called live-in program, a course designed to enhance their > capacities as clergymen organized by the GPM synod. > > > As part of the program, participants stayed in Islamic 'pesantren', > Catholic monasteries and in Muslim resident's homes. > > > Traumatized by the conflict, some suggested to the synod that the > live-in period be limited from morning until evening. > > > > However, Rev. Jacky Manuputty and Muslim cleric Ustad Abidin Wakano > from the Maluku Inter-faith Council, which initiated the program, > convinced participants that staying with a community of another faith > was something they no longer had to be afraid of. > > > > "It's useless to talk about pluralism, trust building and hold > inter-faith dialogues if we lack confidence to break through the > barriers of religious difference," said Manuputty. > > He recalled during a trip to Batumerah, a predominately Muslim area in > Ambon, clergymen busily calling their worried families at home. > > > > "When the condition in Ambon returned to normal, people only interacted > in public places. They had never experienced the feeling of staying the > night in the homes of those from different faiths. We purposely > initiated the live-in program to break the ice and eliminate the sense > of suspicion," he said. > > > However, after staying a night in a Muslim or Catholic home, the clerics > were not satisfied. > "A night is too short and not enough," said Rev. Douglas Aponno, who > spent the night at the Ahuru 'pesantren', led by H. Thaib. > > > > He said that initially he felt insecure because during the conflict > Ahuru was the scene of fierce fighting in which more than 500 homes and > places of worship were gutted by fire. > > > He said he imagined strange things about the pesantren > before going there, but the moment he set foot inside and held > discussions with its members, he felt a cordial atmosphere and his > sense of mistrust disappeared. > > > > Wenno, a female reverend who stayed at the home of Muslim activist > Mariam Sangadji in Kebun Cengkih, Batumerah, had initially felt worried > because Batumerah is an area dominated by Muslims. > However, her worries were put at ease when she learned Mariam had many > Christian friends who frequently visited. > > > > "Mariam has a good relationship with many Christian activists. The > amiable atmosphere at her home made me feel at ease," she said. > > > > Priests who stayed in the Muslim community said that Ambon Muslims had > a similar desire to forge dialogues with the Christian community. They > had invited the clerics to stay with them again. > > Leader of the Rumahtiga Parish, Rev. Alex Uhy, had the opportunity to > stay at the Catholic monastery in Mardika. He was impressed with the > spirituality of the brothers. > > > "They greet each other like brothers. There is no senior or junior," > said Alex. > GPM synod head Rev. John Ruhulessin said religious leaders played an > important role in the relationship between faiths. > > > > He said he had a good rapport with the head of the Maluku chapter of > the Indonesian Ulema's Council and Amboina Diocese Bishop Mgr. P.C. > Mandagi, but he felt that grass roots dialogue was still limited. > Ruhulessin was impressed with the efforts of clergymen to build direct > dialogue with the Muslim and Catholic communities. > > > He hoped the clerics would use the live-in experience as a means to > spearhead dialogue at the congregation level. > > > > > > > > > > > ========================== > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Never miss an email again! > Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ > > > Post message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > List owner : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/ > Yahoo! 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