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The concept of cross-cultural religious literacy (LKLB) is suitable for use in the midst of the pluralistic conditions of the Indonesian nation. This was conveyed by the Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights (Wamenkumham) Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej.

"LKLB does not reject or fuse differences into uniformity, on the contrary manage differences through evaluation, communication and negotiation processes. It is to respond to shared opportunities and challenges in local and global contexts," Edward told reporters, Friday (16/9/2022).

Furthermore, Edward explains that literacy in the terminology is not a form of fluency or incomprehension. But literacy is how a human being has the humility to listen.

"Then you can observe, verify, and get involved. That is important for harmony," he said.

Edward said LKLB is not mixing religion let alone secularism. Through God's omnipotence, literacy does not demean others.

"The foundation of LKLB is multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary. Listen and observe with your heart, verify with your mind and engage with your hands," he said.

According to him, the LKLB concept encourages every religious community to have the ability to understand themselves and their own religion. Where to know other religions or people as yourself and the ability to cooperate with others.

He said religion can be glue and unifier but not unification. Unifying is more about tolerance of religious teachings so that religious people must prioritize an appreciative attitude.

"Fellow religious people must know each other, not demean each other, avoid prejudice. And not find fault with others, not mock each other, and live side by side," he said. (RRI)