DIALOG AGAMA DENGAN REALITAS KEMANUSIAAN

Abstract

Religion is not for God, but for human being. For that reason the prophetic mission of a religion should be for humanity. Religion which is dedicated to humanity is a religion that gives blessings for all the nature, not religion which cursed the humanity. If religion is constructed for humanity, so Karl Marx’s teaching that says religion is opium will not find the justification. However, if religion has limited itself on the Word and doctrine, then Marx’s teaching really gets the justification.

This essay reveals tremendous change of times which cause changes on the attitude of people of religion, starts from the willingness to promote the golden age up to the massive worldly glamour which is called materialism because Rahwana’s evil power tends to be stronger such as full of passion. For that reason pluralism must be an essential part of humanity. In order a religion becomes a part of humanity, no other religion should be reinterpreted. Religion must become tools as well as the source of social crtitics. Religion should become a part of the management order of humanity which nowadays has been torn by the pouring of the unstoppable ‘universal villages’ times. Future religions must be reconsidered to humanity which stands on ethics and universal norms which is called human ethics.