Sincere interfaith harmony sought

Sincere interfaith harmony sought

From Media Indonesia

Over the last several years, the development of relations
between believers in the country have been less than conducive to
inter-faith tolerance, with an increasing number of cases of
conflict tending to remain unresolved.

Worse still, many of the cases have become deadlocked and led
to acts of violence involving religious adherents. The intensity
and extent of social conflict have therefore kept rising.

Our nation has often boasted of its very high religious
tolerance and harmony. So, despite the frequent crises and even
clashes in the interfaith ties, optimism about building a
peaceful life of religious diversity prevails, though with
constraints.

It is the duty of all believers to interpret their relevant
religious teachings to further communications with each other
with the aim of relieving interfaith tensions.

SYARIFUDDIN ABE
Banda Aceh, Aceh