The Relationship Between Religion and State According to the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia 1945

Suparto, Suparto (2019) The Relationship Between Religion and State According to the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia 1945. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 10 (5). pp. 148-159. ISSN 2201-1323

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Abstract

The relationship between religion and state is an interesting topic to study because each nation has its own rules and principles in understanding and applying it. The existence of religion in Indonesia is guaranteed by its inclusion in the state ideology of ‘Belief in the one and only God’ in the first principle of Pancasila. Nevertheless, Indonesia is not a religious state with the understanding based on certain religions. Therefore, religious law must have a proper place to continue to grow and develop in society. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between religion and state according to the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. This type of research is normative legal research and uses secondary data. Based on the results it can be concluded that in Indonesia religious life is guaranteed by the state as stipulated in Article 29 of the 1945 Constitution. The relationship between religion and state is mutual , religion needs the state for the development of its religion and the state needs religion for moral national enhancement. As a consequence of the relationship between religion and the state, we should no longer define ourselves as a "non-religious state" and a "non- secular state" as occurred in the New Order era. The statement "non religious state" has degraded the position of " State based Belief in the one and only God." While "non-secular state" is not strong or explicit enough or less explicit than" Belief in the one and only God” as the basis of the state. Therefore, , in the future it is necessary to state that Indonesia is a religious country. A religious state is a country that places a Godhead as the foundation of the life of the nation and state.

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