Name : Muhammad Aulia Rahman

Nim : 1802016100

Author journal : Anthin Latifah

Reviewer : Muhammad Aulia Rahman

State Marriage and Civil Marriage: The Role of State Policy on Interreligious Marriage in Central Java 

Background

interreligious marriage phenomenon in Central Java particularly in in Surakarta, Semarang and Jepara where policies of stakeholders on judicial system as well role of demographic officials and religious leaders heavily influence each other. Interestingly, the policies of State Court as authorized institution to legalize interreligious marriage vary among those three. The Surakarta State Court receives petition and allows interreligious marriage in contrast to Semarang and Jepara which deny this kind of petition. This difference comes from several factors, namely understanding of Indonesian marriage laws, religious understanding and role of religious leaders.

Goal

Discuss about the role of State Policy on Interfaith Marriage in Central Java, including the areas of Jepara, Semarang and Surakarta.

Method

This data research uses qualitative methods and searches for information from the al ihkam journal

Results 

In Surakarta, the implementation begins when a couple from different religion applies for registering interreligious marriage to the Civil Registry Office. The Office then provides a rejection letter as the basis for the couple to apply for interreligious marriage license to the State Court. After the Court granted license to perform the marriage, then the Civil Registry Office will record that interreligious marriage.

In Semarang, interreligious couples cannot perform any marriage settlement and it has forced a temporarily religious subjugation of one spouse to his/her couple’s religion for the sake of a legalized marriage. Jepara also experiences the same, even there is a model of interreligious marriage performed in two religious rituas, although they only register one religious marriage to the government.

In jepara even there is a model of interreligious marriage performed in two religious rituas, although they only register one religious marriage to the government. There also occurs a model of marriage that does not follow the religion of husband or wife; they choose another religion (outside what they both believe) and rituals they deem as the most convenient one. Conclusively, in addition to the different interpretation to the rules of interreligious marriages in Indonesia, those interreligious marriage policies closely relate to the religious understanding of its policy makers and law enforcers.

Source : http://ejournal.iainmadura.ac.id/index.php/alihkam/article/view/2689/1866