Are we truly free to have a religion? Analysis of Religious Freedom in Indonesia in the Context of Human Rights and Pluralism

DOI

10.2991/icils-19.2019.41How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Religion Blasphemy, Conflict Religion, Indonesian Religion Tolerance

Abstract

What happens when the complaint of the call to prayer is the basis for a judge's decision on a blasphemy case? This article discusses the impact of Meliana's sentence of a Buddhist who triggered a religious conflict in Tanjung Balai, North Sumatra, Indonesia. At that time Meliana, who only told her neighbors about the sound of the call to prayer that was louder than usual, was visited by residents and judged by the people at that time because it was deemed to have stained religion. Followed by the burning and looting temples in Tanjung Balai. This makes the Hindu-Buddhist religion in Tanjung Balai feel threatened. Given the case of Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) which is substantially similar, things like this cannot be allowed remembering Indonesia is a country of religious pluralism. This article highlights the discussion about what Indonesian citizens should do and don’t and also the analysis of the controversial Meliana’s verdict by suggesting violence, radical actions, and persecution is not an exit of the issues that occured in Indonesia concerning religion tolerance.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yogi Alfarizi
AU  - Ridwan Arifin
PY  - 2019/11
DA  - 2019/11
TI  - Are we truly free to have a religion? Analysis of Religious Freedom in Indonesia in the Context of Human Rights and Pluralism
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Indonesian Legal Studies (ICILS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 237
EP  - 243
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/icils-19.2019.41
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