Religious fanaticism that is not followed by a monopoly on truth will maintain the diversity that exists in Indonesia so that unity and integrity in the country are also maintained.
Head of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT) Boy Rafli Amar appealed to the Indonesian people not to use religious fanaticism as a tool to monopolize the truth. This is to prevent division.
"Fanaticism towards religion is very good. However, the most important thing is not to monopolize the truth or state the truth unilaterally and say others are wrong," said Boy Rafli when he was a resource person in the BNPT Tolerance Cafe Podcast entitled "Monopoly of Truth and Religious Fanaticism" which was broadcast on the BNPT Public Relations YouTube channel.
Religious fanaticism that is not followed by a monopoly on truth will maintain the diversity that exists in Indonesia so that unity and integrity in the country are also maintained.
Furthermore, Boy Rafli views that every religious community should actually have fanaticism towards their religion.
"Fanaticism in carrying out worship and religious law is indeed something that must be done as a person who believes and is pious," he said.
Boy Rafli added that the public must also be aware that there are adherents of other religions who have their own forms of worship and sharia.
Therefore, every child of the nation must respect and respect each other, regardless of what religion they follow. He also emphasized that embracing a certain religion is an individual right that is owned by every child of the nation.
"We have to realize that outside of us, there are other people who follow different religions so we must respect them. We must respect each other. This is also a principle of Sufism or tolerance," said Boy Rafli.
Furthermore, the Head of BNPT also said that diversity in Indonesia, such as ethnicity, religion, customs, and culture, is a necessity that must be maintained by all elements of the nation. In fact, he said, the process of entering and spreading a religion to Indonesia, such as Islam, cannot be separated from assimilation with various customs and customs.
"The Indonesian people are very diverse, even the process of entering Islam is also continued by the guardians mingling with customs and culture, so we must see it as Indonesia's wealth that is not owned by other nations," said Boy Rafli. (bnpt, republika)
