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name of Indonesia. But the fact is, intolerant on minority group is repeteadly happened in Bogor.
he monitoring of some incidents—including the case befalls GKI Taman Yasmin, which reviewed in this sub-section—is intended
to remain the society about the government promise which should be asked. he ‘forgotten disease’ which is sufered by most of Indonesian
people, at least should be treated by the documentation and publication of the actual and factual situation of freedom of religious belief.
Public should give pressure and attention on negligence performed by government in protecting its citizens, especially in allowing the
people to worship according to their religion and belief which clearly guaranteed by the state’s constitution.
1. The Ban of GKI Taman Yasmin
GKI Gereja Kristen Indonesia Taman Yasmin is “Prospective
Camp”—in the meaning that that church has let to be independent yet by the main church; if in the context of HKBP is called as “Pagaran”,
in the context of GPIB called “Prospective Followers”,
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which build in a plot of land in Taman Yasmin Housing, Bogor. he document
of church and information from some informants of GKI, the court decided that their church is no longer able to accommodate the
pilgrims who come every Sunday service held. But the extending efort also is impossible to be performed because of the limitation of land.
Finally, the pilgrims agreed to build a new church in that location, Taman Yasmin Housing, which locates in Jalan KH Abdullah bin
Nuh.
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Lately, part of people reject the existence of GKI Taman
168 To establish an Independent Church, GKI Taman Yasmin should be a “Post”, then “Bakal Jemaat” and “Jemaat”. Victor Silaen,
Bertahan di Bumi Pancasila: Belajar dari Kasus GKI Taman Yasmin, Jakarta: Yayasan Komunikasi Bina Kasih,
2012, p. 33 169 Abdullah bin Nuh is a nationalist writer who involved in Indonesian Independent
Struggle, particularly in Japan era, 1943-1946. Abdullah had being Daidanco or komandan batalyon. This batalyon position was held by him while joining the
Badan Keamanan Rakyat BKR and Tentara Keamanan Rakyat TKR. He was
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Yasmin because locates in the area with Islamic name.
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Relating to the construction plan of that new churc, the oicials of church do some preparation of new church of Taman Yasmin or at that
time taking place on Ring Road of Bogor City which todays the name of the road is changed to be Jalan KH Abdullah bin Nuh No. 31. hen,
the oicials of GKI Yasmin look after Building Permits. hey inally started to begin the construction planning by discussing and doing the
internal survey about the development of the church which analyzing about the community needs on the place of worship in Taman Yasmin
Housing and surrounding.
Public facility in Taman Yasmin Housing in Sektor 3 and Sektor 5 which planned to build the church has been changed into house of
worship for other religion. he Yasmin Church Development Team got information from PT. Inti Inovaco about the possibility of purchasing
the commercial land to stay at a site of 1,720 m
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. After that fase, the fundraising begins together with another church GKI Kavling Polri
and GKI Suryautama while making the socialization plan.
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Base on the collected data from GKI Taman Yasmin, the process of making Building Permits has been done since March 10, 2002. Some
people surrounding said that they do not mind if a church will be built there. It was proven by a statement which signed by representation
of society. hen, GKI started to begin the church construction which located in Hermina hospital. At the procession symbolic performed in
2006, and the local government of Bogor attended and gave a speech at that event.
noted as one of member of Komite Nasional Indonesia Pusat KNIP. See Victor Silaen,
op.cit, p. 102 170 The reason of Worshipping House Establishment restriction in a road with
Islamic name was blamed by KH Toto Mustofa, the son of KH Abdullah bin Nuh, he said that there’s no one of Abdulah’s children restricted the establishment of
GKI Taman Yasmin, even that statement is not meant that the clan of Abdullah supporting it also. Dalam
Ibid. 171 Ismail Hasani and Bonar Tigor Naipospos ed.,
Politik Diskriminasi Rezim Susilo Boambang Yudhoyono; Kondisi Kebebasan BeragamBerkeyakinan di Indonesia
2011, Jakarta: Pustaka Masyarakat SETARA, 2012, p. 70
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Evidently, in 2008, local government of Bogor repealed the building permit on the grounds of fraud citizens’ signatures. One of Community
Unit RW chief named Munir Karta accused as the perpetrator of fraud signature of building permits for GKI Taman Yasmin.
In every step taken by individual or a group of individual, must have a background motif. Every associations or alliance which built by
some persons, should be based on the same interests. hat association or alliance can be a business entity, charities or social donation, and also
organization. he formed organization could be a societycommunity organization, or organization which formed because of the same
ideology or political view.
Related to the case befalls on GKI Taman Yasmin in Bogor, there are some motives which presumably supports. One of the restriction
motives of GKI Taman Yasmin existence is is economics motif. It is expressed by the members of Indonesian Parliament in Commission I,
Lily Wahid, shich suspected that the arealand of GKI Taman Yasmin that could be relocated by the Regent of Bogor would be converted for
business purposes. On further, Lily Wahid said that what was done by the Regent of Bogor was truly a transactional step by utilizing the
public interests to take an advantage.
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Besides that, intolerant motif cannot be ignored through this case. Pancasila as the basic consensus in this country should be a joint life
principle of citizen, but part of peoples have not understand it by overall and true about the teachings contained in those ive precepts, moreover
some of them refuse it. So, when they should face the diversity in their daily life, they cannot accept it completely. Not exception the presence
of liyan the others in the context of religion. hese groups of
“the others” are oftenly achieving the discrimination treatment from the
majority, including in the context of doing or building the house of worship.
he diability of almost Indonesian people to live in harmony and together with the other religious group or beliefs, make them cannot
172 Victor Silaen, Bertahan di Bumi Pancasila, p. 74
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accept the presence of minority group. In the case of restriction of GKI Taman Yasmin, regardless the other interests, there is a dislike feeling
of majority on to minority. he psicological tendency to not accepting this minority can be easily triggered, including by the provocation of
certain intolerant group to do persecution on the minority among them.
2. The Recent Situation
