RELASI PANCASILA, AGAMA DAN KEBUDAYAAN: SEBUAH REFLEKSI
ABSTRACT: The relation between
Pancasila and religions under sociological sphere creates a permanent tension.
As a source of value and symbolical system, both factors has contested to gain
followers and for defining reality, despite the fact that the two are actually
in need and fulfill one another. Pancasila needs religion to enrich the meaning
of life, and as the major source to deliver nation and statehood ethics based
on social piousity derived from religion. This is also true that religion can
become the source of answer on problems that lies beyond reality, such as the
life after death explanation. On the other hand, religion needs Pancasila to
gather universal values under different religions such as: justice, equality
and humanity, which took different normative formsin each religion. Pancasila
has the ability to mediate or bridge different primordial bounds derived from
different religious cosmology, which could ignite conflict. This mutualistic
symbiose can be achieved if both Pancasila and religion can realize their
positions and limitations. In recent Indonesia, the relation between Pancasila
and religion is under the most worrisome tension. At one point, the flow of
religious (Islamic)-puritanism with its truth claim, and other claims, has
changed the form of religiousity that was inclusive, tolerant, sincretic,
adaptative; to another form that is exclusive, intolerant, anti-nationalism,
anti-democracy, and anti-tradition. On the other point, the over-spirited voice
of democracy radicalisation, gender equality and secularism claims has negated
the need for ethics (religion) to enter the public sphere. To add the
complication, the relation between Pancasila, religion, and culture, has to
face globalization wave that disregard limits of tradition, nationalism and religious
authority.
Penulis: Anas Saidi
Kode Jurnal: jpantropologidd090011
