Jakarta Globe, Amir
Tejo, November 28, 2012
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Surabaya. A
coalition of indigenous tribes urged the Indonesian government to omit a
citizen’s religion from national identification cards on Wednesday, arguing
that an adherence to six officials religions fails recognize their traditional
faiths.
More than
700 representatives from 300 traditional communities from across the
archipelago voiced their opinion during the closing ceremony of the National
Congress of Faiths To One and Only God on Wednesday.
“ID cards
only displays six religions, not traditional faiths,” congress chairman A.
Latif said.
Indonesia
only recognizes six official religions: Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism,
Christianity, Catholicism and Confucianism. Some of the nation’s traditional
indigenous people practice forms of animism that predate the six official
religions’ dominance in Indonesia.
But
practitioners of traditional religions have to choose one of the official
faiths when applying for a national ID card.
“To justly
accommodate the beliefs of cultural and traditional faith communities, the
religion section must be omitted,” Latif said.
The
congress also recommended the government institute moral education classes in
the national curriculum and urged lawmakers to pass a law protecting the free
practice of traditional faiths.
The
Ministry of Education and Culture said it would bring the recommendations to
the House of Representatives, but said it could not guarantee any action.
“The
government’s authority is limited because it has to coordinate with the House
of Representatives, so the government will ask for support from cultural
communities,” said Gendro Nur Hadi, director of traditional faith development
at the ministry.
Gendro told
the assembled people that the government would not turn a blind eye to the
nation’s traditional faiths.
"Perceptions of God" – June 6, 2010 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Quantum Teaching, The Fear of God, Near-death Experience, God Becomes Mythology, Worship, Mastery, Intelligent Design, Benevolent Creator, Global Unity.... etc.) (Text version)
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"Perceptions of God" – June 6, 2010 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Quantum Teaching, The Fear of God, Near-death Experience, God Becomes Mythology, Worship, Mastery, Intelligent Design, Benevolent Creator, Global Unity.... etc.) (Text version)
“.. For centuries you haven't been able to think past that box of what God must be like. So you create a Human-like God with wars in heaven, angel strife, things that would explain the devil, fallen angels, pearly gates, lists of dos and don'ts, and many rules still based on cultures that are centuries old. You create golden streets and even sexual pleasures as rewards for men (of course) - all Human perspective, pasted upon God. I want to tell you that it's a lot different than that. I want to remind you that there are those who have seen it! Why don't you ask somebody who has had what you would call a near-death experience?
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