Religious Community Responses to the Public Policy of the Indonesian Government Related to the covid-19 Pandemic
Abstract The purpose of this article is to analyze religious responses to the policy of Indonesian government in dealing with the covid -19 pandemic. Article 4 of Government Regulation (PP) No. 21/2020 mentions restrictions on religious activities. The response of the religious community to this gov...
| Published in: | Journal of law, religion and state |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2020
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| In: |
Journal of law, religion and state
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Indonesia
/ Religious practice
/ Restriction
/ State
/ COVID-19 (Disease)
/ Pandemic
/ Infection
/ Protection magic
/ Religious community
/ Reactionary politics
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion AX Inter-religious relations KBM Asia ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
Islam
B Covid-19 B Indonesian government policy B Protestantism B Catholicism |
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| Summary: | Abstract The purpose of this article is to analyze religious responses to the policy of Indonesian government in dealing with the covid -19 pandemic. Article 4 of Government Regulation (PP) No. 21/2020 mentions restrictions on religious activities. The response of the religious community to this government policy was varied. The Council of Indonesian Ulama, Majelis Ulama Indonesia ( mui ), issued several fatwas containing a ban on worship involving large numbers of people. A small group of fanatic Muslims initially opposed the policy, but eventually followed it. Among Protestants, the mainstream and Pentecostal churches under the Communion of Churches in Indonesia ( pgi ) are highly coordinated with government regulations. Some Pentecostal churches attempted to continue holding worship together for reasons of holy communion, but eventually they followed government regulations. The Catholic church followed government regulations consistently. |
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| ISSN: | 2212-4810 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of law, religion and state
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22124810-2020006 |