BONAFIDE: Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristen
Vol 6 No 1 (2025)

Simbiotik Negara dan Agama: Menelaah Relasi Hukum Sekuler dan Moralitas Keagamaan di Indonesia

Purwanto, Edi (Unknown)
Silalahi, Frans H. M. (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Aug 2025

Abstract

This article explores the relationship between secular law and religious morality within Indonesia’s legal system, which is built upon a symbiotic principle between the state and religion. Unlike strictly secular or theocratic states, Indonesia adopts a unique approach by integrating religious values into its legal framework through the ideological foundation of Pancasila and the constitutional mandate of the 1945 Constitution. This study employs a qualitative method with a literature review approach, focusing on Scopus-indexed publications and analyzed through content analysis techniques. The findings reveal that while Indonesia’s legal system normatively guarantees religious freedom, in practice, it still encounters challenges such as intolerance, the politicization of religion, discrimination against minority groups, and conflict among coexisting legal systems. The article concludes that the relationship between the state and religion in Indonesia requires structural and cultural reinforcement to achieve substantive justice and uphold the protection of diversity in a democratic society. This study contributes conceptually to the discourse on law and religion and offers practical implications for Christian education and the development of tolerant, justice-oriented citizens

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jbs

Publisher

Subject

Religion Education

Description

Bonafide: Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristen is a scientific journal that publishes some original articles in Christian theology and education. Our focus and scope are biblical studies, Christian education, contextual theology, Christian leadership, church services, practical theology, systematic ...