INTERFAITH MARRIAGE IN THE CONSTITUTION AND THE ISLAMIC LAW DINAMICS IN INDONESIA
Abstract: Marriage between
different religious believers in Indonesia is not a fabricated story. In fact,
the data from various institutions which provide counseling, advocacy and
facilitation for interfaith marriage, notes around 10 to 20 couples each month
getting married officially or religiously. Yet, this fact is disregarded, and
even covered as nothing happens. Those who do interfaith marriage are queer and
even breaking religious teachings and conducting promiscuous sexual acts. This
paper, then, will describe three important points about interfaith marriage in
Indonesia. First, how is the constitution in Indonesia regulating this
marriage? Is there any regulations clearly banning or allowing it? Second, how
is the religious law, specifically Islamic law, provide foundation and legal
arguments? Third, how is the practice of interfaith marriage in Indonesia? Why
do some of them choose to go abroad for having their interfaith marriage? How
is interfaith marriage technically held in Indonesia and possible to be
acknowledged formally? Apart from those three main points above, this paper
will also discuss the dynamics of interfaith family. In particular, the
discussion on the living in diversity, respect and appreciation, and how
children education is done, especially the religious one.
Author: Ahmad Nurcholish
Journal Code: jpperadabanislamgg150022
