PALU - The Forum for Religious Harmony (FKUB) of Central Sulawesi Province asked all religious leaders in the area to strengthen inter-religious unity to maintain and strengthen the integrity and unity of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI). each religion must be able to build the optimism of the people to continue to care for and uphold the sovereignty, integrity and unity of the Republic of Indonesia," said the Chair of the Central Sulawesi Province FKUB Prof Zainal Abidin M.Ag when contacted from Palu, Sunday, March 13. is a response to the statement of the Head of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT) Boy Rafli Amar who asked the lecturers to inflame the spirit of nationalism and patriotism. The integrity of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia is maintained so that people can carry out their worship solemnly and calm as an obligation to Allah SWT. Zainal Abidin agrees with the statement by the Head of BNPT Boy Rafli Amar. Prof. Zainal assessed that the lecturer is a role model for the people in each religion, whose role is to enlighten the people through da'wah messages. Of course there are many religions, there are many tribes and cultures. So the role of the lecturer is to take care of the plurality that occurs within one country. The goal is to build unity and integrity to maintain the integrity and unity of the state," he said, quoted by Antara.
Prof. Zainal who is also one of the Rais Syuriah PBNU said, building the optimism of religious communities to maintain the unity and integrity and sovereignty of the state, of course, is not only the responsibility of the government alone. Rather, it is the responsibility of all components within the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. "So good, sustainable and prolonged cooperation is needed between religious leaders and the government, TNI and Polri, to jointly care for and safeguard the nation's sovereignty," he said. values of nationalism and patriotism to the community, especially the younger generation, are very important, so that the younger generation is not easily infiltrated by certain ideologies and sects that divide the unity of the nation. "So BNPT must embrace and build cooperation with religious leaders in all religions, to optimize fostering the younger generation, especially the cultivation of national values, so that the spirit of nationalism can grow and develop from our younger generation," he said.
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