The Thinker: Reclaiming Pancasila
By Trisno S. Susanto
Concerning the relationship between the state and religion, Pancasila offered neither radical secularization nor complete subordination to religion, but a middle course, a critical partnership between religious institutions and the state. Such an ideal, of course, requires a delicate balancing act and the Suharto experience proved what a difficult act it is.
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we never concerning anything what people said that State have no relation with religion.
the important thing that we have to do is make religion at the real way and on the contrary.
so, it will not crush when we do.
when the state make mistake to religion we have to evaluate what’s wrong.
cause state is relating horizontal to make something more beautiful to each other on mass.
and the religion is relating vertical to God or Creator as individual
don’t be afraid when relation between Nation and religion. it’s depend on the mankind.
Indonesia had many religions, many different ethnic and those still had more others, the great different condition should make us to realize that we are needing something to be perfect united so that we should confess pancasila is best solution as base state to accomplish many kinds of individual different, but we also should not ignore book of each religion.
The very first to be kept in our mind is, any secular state existing on our earth does not mean that it assembles an anti-religion systems.
All the people in any one state should therefore, be free to follow their heart & conscience to chose a religion that they like, and as a result, they must be free to do all the rituals thereof.
So in my opinion a distinct separation between the state affairs and the religion affairs is truly important. And it’s a MUST, of course.
Pancasila is our state ideology and way of life in which all people of all religion can live happily together side by side.
Therefore Pancasila provides and guarantees the feeling of coolness and calmness for all the people of this country to do all the rituals of their religion without any disturbance.
To defend & uphold Pancasila is an obligation for the people of the Republic Of Indonesia.
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