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“Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God… 57% Believe there are saints. Although no direct correlation between radicalization and education and/or economic status has been determined, it is true that those who have enjoyed limited education (only primary and/or secondary school) and obtain limited monthly income are more prone to become influenced by radical ideology. In addition to that, radical feelings can be nurtured when radical Muslims clump together and arouse each other’s sentiments; either horizontally when adults meet to ventilate their feelings of resentment (for example about the secular central government) and watch ISIS videos, or, vertically when children are indoctrinated in, for example, a radical Islamic boarding school (in Indonesian: pesantren). In Indonesia, radical Muslims only constitute a small minority. There is actually a wide array of Muslims in Indonesia, ranging from Muslim KTP to pious and conservative Muslims. However, Widodo made a sudden and unsuspected ‘act of self-defense’ when he nominated renowned and conservative Muslim cleric Ma’ruf Amin (Chairman of the Ulema Council of Indonesia, or MUI) as his running mate for the 2019 election. In the campaign period for the 2019 presidential election the influence of these hardliners would in fact become big.
Hardliners not only successfully put pressure on society, but they also succeeded in preventing Ahok from winning Jakarta’s 2017 gubernatorial election. When Ahok, during campaigning in the context of Jakarta’s 2017 gubernatorial election, made a “blasphemous slip-off-the-tongue” when he stated that a specific Koranic verse should not be used to manipulate voters for political gain. This big wave of Islamization has its roots in specific political developments, both at home and abroad. While many Christians and other minorities applauded the fact that Jakarta, a Muslim-majority city, could be governed by a non-Muslim person (claiming it to be a victory for Indonesian pluralism), in the end it would trigger a big wave of Islamization. This situation is called the ‘saturation point’ where matters such as boredom (at work or in life) trigger the individual to move towards a deeper understanding of religion in search of a meaningful life purpose and/or identity. Meanwhile, the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Indonesia conducted a study concluding that the inability of an individual to find meaning in his/her life and to pose reflective questions related to the meaning and purpose of life or death, is a contributing reason for people to radicalize (this is not confined to Islamism but to any kind of radicalization).
Continuing a series of audience talks about the Holy Spirit in the life of the church, the pope spoke about the role of the Spirit in prayer and how Jesus taught his followers to pray for the gift of the Spirit, who dwells in the hearts of the faithful. The priest explained: “Jesus’ whole life and mission was focused on the Father. Pietà , which depicts Jesus across his mother, Mary’s, lap after he’s been crucified, can be seen inside St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. Remember, the 711 angel number is a gift from the universe, and by embracing its message, you can unlock a deeper understanding of your spiritual path and the boundless potential that lies within you. A significant number of Indonesian Muslims can be labeled ‘cultural Muslim’, locally known as Muslim KTP, meaning they do not practice Islam but do retain an attachment to elements of Islamic culture due to their family background or the social and cultural environment in which they were raised, or, in which they are living (similarly, there are also ‘cultural Christians’, ‘cultural Catholics’, ‘cultural Hindus’, and ‘cultural Buddhists’ in Indonesia).
In fact, much variety can be found in Indonesian Islam as well as in Indonesian Muslims’ perceptions regarding the role that Islam should play within Indonesian politics and society. Moreover, some features of the god may be common to Cronus but are nonetheless very ancient and can be considered proper to the Roman god, whereas others are certainly later and arrived after 217 BCE, the year in which the Greek customs of the Kronia were introduced into the Saturnalia. Moreover, he was later sentenced to two years in prison in a very controversial blasphemy case (it is assumed that the judges were also under pressure). Moreover, there is concern that this small radical community is growing in number and strength. This church is a place for the commitment to restore the wholeness of the people’s confidence and strength. Mass migration of Molokans (as well as Doukhobors, Khlysts, and Skoptsy) to the Caucasus took place in the 1830s, when Nicholas I focused efforts on resettlement, particularly to Armenia. Christianity had become well established in Norway by the middle of the 11th century and had become dominant by the middle of the 12th century. Amin has issued various conservative fatwas (non-binding legal opinions) as MUI Chairman, is well respected within hardline circles, and had even testified against Ahok in the blasphemy case.