AGAMA BAHA’I PROBLEMATIKA PELAYANAN HAK-HAK SIPIL

Kustini Kustini (Peneliti Puslitbang Kehidupan Keagamaan Badan Litbang dan Diklat Kementerian Agama RI)
Syaiful Arif (Pengajar Pascasarjana STAINU Jakarta)

Harmoni
Vol. 13 No. 3 (2014): September-Desember 2014

In the eyes of the law, the Baha’i religion does not exist in this country, as it is not included in the six religions recognized in Indonesia’s constitution: Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism. As a result, it is considered an “unofficial “ or “unrecognized “ religion. In fact, in Article 29 Paragraph 2 of the 1945 Constitution and Article 1 of Law No. 1 / PNPS / 1965, the term “unofficial” and “unrecognized” religion is not even used. The only term used are “followed and serviced” religions. From this perspective, Baha’i is not considered an independent religion, but a splinter group of other religions. This given rise to systemic losses, i.e the unfulfilled civil rights of Baha’is, as part of Indonesian citizens who actually entitled to rights.