GP Ansor Rejects Denny Siregar Who Likened Ferdinan's Teasing To Gus Dur's Question 'Your God Is Weak'

Ferdinand Hutahaean (Photo: Twitter @FerdinandHaean3)

JAKARTA - GP Ansor Luqman Hakim has criticized former Democrat politician, Ferdinand Hutahaean, for his tweet that said 'Your God is weak' and must be defended. GP Ansor also disagreed with Denny Siregar's defense. Previously, social media activist Denny Siregar said that what Ferdinand said was not much different from the statement of former 4th President of the Republic of Indonesia Abdurrahman Wahid or Gus Dur. According to Luqman, Ferdinand Hutahaean's tweet about 'I'm so sorry Your God is weak and must be defended' is not the same as Gus Dur's sentence, which once said 'God does not need to be defended'. Gus Dur, he said, did not judge at all that a God who was believed to be in a weak condition had to be defended. In fact, Gus Dur emphasized that God does not need to be defended because God is Strong and Powerful. "Meanwhile, Ferdinand's tweet, in my opinion, can be categorized as an attack of insult and blasphemy against a certain religion, has the potential to cause trouble and enmity with religious nuances and disrupt public security and order," said Luqman to reporters, Friday, January 7. "It's very much different between Ferdinand's tweet and Gus Dur's words. And because of that, don't confuse the two!" he insisted. With the report against Ferdinand, the Deputy Secretary General of the PKB DPP hopes that the police can act decisively by processing this case thoroughly. Luqman emphasized that all citizens are equal before the law. There can be no majority dictator and no minority tyranny. "In a democratic system, if the law is implemented discriminatory, then it will become a source of division and social conflict. We all must have this awareness, we are still in the process of building a nation's character that is united in diversity. Therefore, whoever is proven to have violated the norms law, then law enforcement officers must process it in the fairest way possible," he stressed again.

The Deputy Chairman of Commission II of the DPR RI also reminded that the issue of religious belief, especially regarding the issue of divinity, is a personal matter for every Indonesian citizen that is guaranteed and protected by the constitution. It is even used as the first principle of the basis of the Indonesian state, Pancasila, namely Belief in One Supreme God. This means, said Luqman, that the Indonesian state recognizes and protects the right of every citizen to have religious and divine beliefs. So, anyone should not bring the issue of basic beliefs into the realm of public discourse, because it will definitely cause offense among citizens of different faiths. "I hope that the case of Ferdinand's tweet will serve as a valuable lesson for all of us as citizens. No one should play with religion anymore, especially regarding Allah for any interest or purpose," he said. Allah's existence has proven to have sparked many hostilities and long wars in the history of human civilization," said Luqman.