Civis 003/2016 I. Introduction When we talk about Politics, it will be very similar with the talk about the State. So a talk about the relation of the Church and Politics will “drag” us to a discussion about the relation between the Church and the State....
Civis 002/2016 Preventing and Overcoming Radicalization As a body of one nation, we actually have a natural or innate ability to fight against all forms of sectarian violence. Besides, Indonesia is a very plural nation, which is consequently prone to horizontal...
Civis 002/2016 New Radicalization Claiming acting on behalf of Islam, a group of terrorists stormed the University of Garissa, Kenya on April 2, 2015 then, killing more than 150 Christian students. Boko Haram militants in Nigeria, which literally means...
Civis 002/2016 Radicalization in terms of silting, black-and-white attitude, promoting violence and often pictured full of thirst for worldly power, happens in every religion since back then. Not only between religions, but also “in clumps” of religion....
Civis 001/2016 (Republika, Tuesday, October 20th, 2015) But the problem with these two Abrahamic spiritual heritage was that their disciples did not always grab hold of the basic teachings of their religions in their worldly relations. Not only wars between the...
Civis 001/2016 (Republika, Tuesday, October 13, 2015) And the situation can become worse and more dangerous when politicians misuse religion for their own pragmatic interests. As long as this attitude remains among the so-called religious people, there is no hope...
