Diversity Communication of Interreligious Harmonization: A Case Study of Rama Agung Village, Bengkulu Utara Regency, Indonesia

Alfarabi Alfarabi; Lisa Adhrianti; Dionni Ditya Perdana; Evi Hafizah

doi:10.56225/jmsc.v2i3.227

Authors

Alfarabi Alfarabi Department of Communication, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Bengkulu, 38122 Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia
Lisa Adhrianti Department of Communication, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Bengkulu, 38122 Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia
Dionni Ditya Perdana Department of Communication, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Bengkulu, 38122 Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia
Evi Hafizah Department of Communication, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Bengkulu, 38122 Kota Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56225/jmsc.v2i3.227

Keywords:

Diversity, Communication Patterns, Interreligious, Harmonization

Abstract

Indonesia is known as a country that has many tribes, cultures, races, religions, and codes of conduct of the people. But the exciting thing is that the complexity of diversity does not divide Indonesia. Rama Agung Village, Bengkulu Utara Regency, was designated as a Religious Harmony Village in Bengkulu Province in 2018 by the Minister of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. Upon launching the minister of religion, the Governor of Bengkulu designated it as a Miniature Village of Religious Harmony in Bengkulu Province. This is in line with the decision of the Regent of Bengkulu Utara in 2021, which established Rama Agung Village as a Religious Tourism Village. In this position, religious and cultural tolerance becomes important as the main indicator that can reduce points of conflict between individuals, social classes, and society. This tolerance was formed not on the basis of an accident. Still, the similarity of struggle that gave birth to valuable lessons bound in the points and points of Pancasila elaborated in the State Constitution and actualized in everyday life. This research design uses qualitative methods with a single instrumental case study approach. Data collection will be collected through interviews and document review. The results showed that the harmonization that occurs in Rama Agung village is currently maintained because of the value of harmony instilled by the community in interreligious life, namely open communication between fellow believers, mutual respect for other religious celebrations, and the rules of other religions.

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