Southeast Asia by Min Feldman https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p Southeast Asia en-us 2017-04-10 17:44:37 UTC 2025-10-29 16:35:24 UTC hello@padlet.com Confucianism 22maher2 https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/165739170 Confucianism originated in China and was brought to Indonesia by Chinese merchants, as early as the 3rd century AD. Unlike other religions, Confucianism evolved more into loose individual practices and belief in the code of conduct, rather than a well-organized community religion with a firm theology—it was more like a way of life or social movement than a religion.

Since Confucianism isn't actually a religion, there has been conflicts where in which the government or higher powers de-recognized Confucianism as one of the six official religions of Indonesia. Click the link for more.
http://www.insideindonesia.org/the-sixth-religion ]]> 2017-04-10 17:47:16 UTC https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/165739170 Islam 22maher2 https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/165739265 Indonesia is constitutionally a secular state (but the government officially recognises only six formal religions), with Islam being the dominant religion in the country. Indonesia also has a larger Muslim population than any other country in the world, with approximately 202.9 million identifying themselves as Muslim (87.2% of Indonesia's total population in 2011).

In the struggle against Islamic extremism, few groups have been fighting for longer than Nahdlatul Ulama, the Sunni organization that has become the face of Indonesia’s pluralistic Islam. Founded in 1926 to prevent Saudi Arabia’s bitterly intolerant Wahhabism from taking root in Indonesia, it’s a cultural touchstone for Indonesians proud of their heritage of religious tolerance.
But NU’s work seems to be collapsing at home. The national conversation of the last five months has been monopolized by a far-right Islamist group called the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI).

Check out the link for more information on Islam groups in Indonesia.
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/02/14/indonesias-moderate-islam-is-slowly-crumbling/

]]> 2017-04-10 17:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/165739265 Buddhism 22maher2 https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/165739312 Buddhism is one of the six recognized religions in Indonesia. That being said, Buddhists are definitely in the minority, making up the smallest percentage of followers. Most Buddhists in Indonesia are Chinese.

]]> 2017-04-10 17:47:42 UTC https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/165739312 Hinduism 22maher2 https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/165739377 Hinduism in Indonesia is practised by 1.7% of the total population, and by 83.5% of the population in Bali as of the 2010 census. Hinduism is one of the six official religions of Indonesia. In 2010, there were an estimated total of over 4 million Hindus in Indonesia according to Indonesian census.

]]> 2017-04-10 17:47:55 UTC https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/165739377 Catholicism 22maher2 https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/165739429 According to official figures, Catholics made up 2.9% percent of the population in 2010. The number of the Catholics is therefore nearly 7.5 million. Catholicism is one of the six official recognized religions in Indonesia. 


]]> 2017-04-10 17:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/165739429 Protestantism 22maher2 https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/165739584 Protestantism is one of the six approved religions in the country. It constitutes the bulk of Christianity in Indonesia, which is the second largest religion in the country after Islam.]]> 2017-04-10 17:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/165739584 Statistics of Religions 2014 22maher2 https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/166000708 2017-04-12 01:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/166000708 Causes of Religious Conflict 22maher2 https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/166000873 Six main religions in one country can make some conflicts between religions caused by population balances (religious minorities), indigenous migration, and abused local powers. Check out the link for more. http://asiasociety.org/causes-conflict-indonesia]]> 2017-04-12 01:17:08 UTC https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/166000873 Distribution 22maher2 https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/166002850 As seen on the map, people of the shared religion tend to live on the same islands of Indonesia together. It is proven to be a normal human trait for one to feel more comfortable with other that the person relates with, in this case, sharing beliefs or religion. ]]> 2017-04-12 01:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/166002850 RELIGION IN INDONESIA 22maher2 https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/166004428 Many different religions are practiced in Indonesia and their collective influence on the country's political, economical and cultural life is significant.The Indonesian Constitution states "every person shall be free to choose and to practice the religion of his/her choice" and "guarantees all persons the freedom of worship, each according to his/her own religion or belief". The government, however, officially only recognizes six religions, namely Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism. (Click on each religion's highlighted word for a link and read the cards to find more about each religion.)]]> 2017-04-12 01:51:16 UTC https://padlet.com/22feldman/c6xpclqc2i3p/wish/166004428