Conflict of the House of Worship Construction in Jambi Province and its Solution

Abstract

The house of worship is the symbol of a religious existence. Construction of houses of worship of a religious community in the middle of other predominantly religion often lead to resistance and conflict that sometimes lead to violence and unrest. As one of the region with a multi-religious population, Jambi province was not immune from the conflict of houses of worship construction. The results of this study showed that the main cause of conflict of houses of worship construction in Jambi is due to the establishment of houses of worship of minorities religion do not get permission either from the government or from the majority of local residents. It is due to the houses of worship construction that does not comply with the terms agreed on the construction of houses of worship in Indonesia.

Keywords: conflict, house of worship, solution, Jambi, Indonesia