This article aims at describing the use of religious symbols during the election of the head of the city of Batam in 2006. Using a qualitative approach, this study found several forms in which religious symbols were used by each pair of candidates to win the vote, such as the expression of religious greetings and idioms during public campaigns, the distribution of religious-nuanced pamphlets, a…
Using the 2008 dataset on religious conflicts produced by Balai Litbang Agama Jakarta, the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, the author describes the patterns of religious conflicts in 10 provinces in teh western part of Indonesia during the periode 2004-2007. The patterns of religious conflicts include their types, trends across time, geographic distribution, forms, a…
Lampung is one Indonesian province which is geographically situated between the Provinces of South Sumatra and Banten. The latter two provinces are known to have cultural legacies of the past, including religious manuscripts, from the Darussalam Sultanante of Palembang and the Sultanante of Banten respectively. Given its geographic location, it is expected that lampung have received some influe…
The presentation of religious and spiritual issues is a common occurance in counselling. Are counselors competent to address this issue?This paper will address this issue. An exploration of the ways religion coming up in counseling will be discussed along with suggestions for its practices. The discussion will pay attention on the issue of educational counselor and the preparation for counselor…
Pemahaman seseorang terhadap ajaran Islam tidak bisa datang dengan sendirinya, namun harus diupayakan secara maksimal dengan banyak membaca buku-buku yang berisi tentang ajaran-ajaran Islam dan belajar baik secara formal, non formal maupun informal. Dengan demikian maka pemahaman terhadap ajaran-ajaran Islam akan dia dapatkan dengan benar. Memahami ajaran Islam dengan benar dan menerapkannya da…