Abstract
Indonesia is a home of various religions and traditional beliefs. However, from the time before the fall of the New Order in 1998 up to now the coexistence of followers of different religions cannot be said to be without problems. The 2004 Indonesian Bishops’ Conference’s pastoral notes reflect the worry that the peaceful coexistence among different religious followers is failing. Nevertheless, the document’s dominant node is expressed in positive attitude and hope. The Indonesian Bishops’ Conference encourages all Christian communities to develop themselves into ‘counter-communities’. This article is aimed at discovering the relevance of the idea ‘counter-communities’ to the problems of coexistence of different religious followers in the Post-New-Order era, which now has been marked with prejudice and mistrust.
Highlights
Indonesia is a home of various religions and traditional beliefs
Mistrust and Community Building Christians in Indonesia are a minority living among the major group
In Indonesian cases, tensions and conflicts among religious followers need to be seen from a socio-political perspective, because religion is an effective tool to mobilize the mass, for both the constructive and destructive purposes.[2]
Summary
Indonesia is a home of various religions and traditional beliefs. from the time before the fall of the New Order in 1998 up to now the coexistence of followers of different religions cannot be said to be without problems. Mistrust and Community Building Christians in Indonesia are a minority living among the major group. Mahamboro: Counter-Community as Moral Community be observed: (1) Religion is still a political commodity, and (2) the trust between the Moslems and the Christians in Indonesia is quite fragile.
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