Faith Commercialization (part2)
The last time we were talking about faith commercialization, Yusuf Mansyur told us how sinful it is to have the primary ambition to be a sermonizer merely to enjoy earthly financial benefits.
Being a sermonizer then was questioned by one of the audience as something closer to profession or contract. Mansyur again emphasized on how he manages his own sermonizing activities as charity or social service without involving any written contract. He admitted he never asks for a given sum of money to anybody after giving sermon. Soetrisno Bachir, however, stated that this might leave more room for TV stations to take advantage of the legal certainty absence.The last question from one of the audience was how we ought to view some female celebrities who happened to be wearing veils/ jilbab only during Ramadhan. Komarudin Hidayat thought that people in Indonesia tend to practice their faith in a more relaxed fashion. Indonesian moslems are practicing Islamic teachings with less binding, restrictive, rigid type of interpretation. When women in Arab must wear burqa or hijab, Indonesian moslem women have more options to choose from.
Bachir afterwards warned us that the people as TV viewers should be smart enough before idolizing female celebs only because they wear veil during fasting month.
Bachir afterwards warned us that the people as TV viewers should be smart enough before idolizing female celebs only because they wear veil during fasting month.
To wrap up the discussion, Norhaidi Hasan the analyst uttered," All these things provide the society with lots more choices, which in turn can be beneficial to eradicate the seeds of radicalism just before they are about to grow. Having more options channels the potential of radicalism. And always bear in mind that sermonizers take a key role in changing the society towards a better nation."
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