Religious Learning on Students Believe in Sapta Dharma at School

Abstract

Religious education is a right that must be given to every citizen according to their religion and. However, access to religious learning for students who believe in Sapta Dharma at school is still limited and not maximized like other religious studies such as Islamic, Christian, Catholic, Hindu, Buddhist, and Confucian Religions. This study uses qualitative research methods located in Bandungan District, Semarang Regency, Central Java Province. Methods of data collection in the form of observation, interviews, and documentation. This study aims to determine the problems faced by students who believe in Sapta Dharma in receiving religious learning in formal schools based on the beliefs they profess. The results of this study are: 1) Prior to the release of Regulation of the Minister of Education and Culture (Permendikbud) 27 of 2016 concerning religious education services being applied to education units, all students who believe in beliefs take part in one of the six official religious lessons. 2) Changes in the forms and materials of religious learning in schools are caused by equal access to education for all citizens, including the granting of rights for adherents of local beliefs to receive religious learning in accordance with their beliefs. 3) The existence of religious learning for students who believe in beliefs has an influence on the existence of a belief system so that they are no longer a marginal group, especially in religious learning in formal schools.