Religion in Indonesia

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Several different religions are practised in Indonesia, without an established state religion. The first principle of Indonesia's philosophical foundation, Pancasila, requires its citizens to state the belief in "the one and almighty God", sometimes called a "public religion". Although, as explained by the Constitutional Court, this first sila of Pancasila is an explicit recognition of divine substances (i.e. divine providence) and meant as a principle on how to live together in a religiously diverse society. Blasphemy is a punishable offence (since 1965, see § History) and the Indonesian government has a discriminatory attitude towards its numerous tribal religions, atheist and agnostic citizens. In addition, the Aceh province officially applies Sharia and implements different practices towards religious minorities. Several different religions are practised in the country, and their collective influence on the country's political, economic and cultural life is significant. Despite constitutionally...

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