Refleksi : Di Arab Saudia TKW/TKI diperlakukan sebagai budak, disiksa etc. Di NKRI kaum minoritas disikat, rumah ibadah dibakar etc. Apakah ada persamaan dan perbedaan antara kedua kejian yang disebutkan ini?
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/editorials/editorial-attacks-on-minority-faiths-hurt-everyone/411313 Editorial: Attacks on Minority Faiths Hurt Everyone December 12, 2010 Religious strife benefits no one. Neither hard-line Islamic groups nor mainstream Muslims will come out ahead if the country spirals into open religious conflict. The situation in Bandung, where congregation members were forcibly removed under police protection while conducting Sunday prayers, will lead to reprisals in other areas of the country where Muslims are a minority. We only need to recall the bloodshed and carnage in Porso and Ambon to appreciate how quickly religious conflict can get out of hand. That in turn will affect the economy and harm our prosperity. Growing religious intolerance toward minority faiths is a cause for worry. Not only do attacks on religious minorities violate the Constitution, they also undermine our economic prosperity. Over the past few months, there has been a series of attacks by hard-line Islamic groups on churches and Christian groups, mostly in and around the West Java capital of Bandung and in Bekasi, East Jakarta. In the latest episode, three hard-line Islamic groups in Rancaekek, Bandung, demanded the local government shut down homes belonging to Christians that they claimed were being used for prayer services. We do not know whether the Christian prayer services violated the law, but it is crucial that the government and society reaffirm our core values of religious tolerance as clearly spelled out by the Constitution. Every faith has the right to practice freely in this country. The public treatment of Ahmadiyah followers by some Muslim groups and local authorities has been shameful and violates the spirit that binds this nation. Hard-line groups, it seems, have been given free reign to take the law into their own hands, especially in Bekasi and West Java, which are the strongholds of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS). The elected governors and mayors of both Bekasi and Bandung are PKS seniors and the party, which stands for justice for the poor, can do more to ensure that the rights of all groups are protected. The party, which rode to power promising to eradicate corruption and provide basic services to the poor, is now in a position to play a bigger role in national politics. Top PKS members have said publicly that radicalism has no place in Indonesia and that the nature of the Indonesian people is to adopt a moderate view of religion and politics. PKS understands this only too well and has thus started to adapt its stance to be more in line with the public view. It is critical that it continues in this mode if it hopes to remain relevant in the future. Religious strife benefits no one. Neither hard-line Islamic groups nor mainstream Muslims will come out ahead if the country spirals into open religious conflict. The situation in Bandung, where congregation members were forcibly removed under police protection while conducting Sunday prayers, will lead to reprisals in other areas of the country where Muslims are a minority. We only need to recall the bloodshed and carnage in Porso and Ambon to appreciate how quickly religious conflict can get out of hand. That in turn will affect the economy and harm our prosperity. This country needs one generation of peace so we can achieve a level of economic growth that will bring prosperity to all Indonesians, especially the poor. We cannot and must not sacrifice our future for narrow religious goals. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
