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Jakarta (VOI News) - The role of religious leaders in the post pandemic period is as important as in the pandemic era. For this reason, Vice President Ma'ruf Amin called on religious leaders to inspire people to work hard to restore the conditions as it was before the pandemic. This was conveyed by Vice President Ma'ruf Amin in his address at the Cross-Faith National Virtual Dialogue themed the Role and Challenges of Religion in the Post-Pandemic Period in Jakarta, Tuesday (14/7).

"In this case I would like to invite religious leaders to arouse the spirit of the people to work hard in order to restore the conditions as before COVID-19 and to catch up the backwardness that occurred due to COVID-19. More than that, refocusing the nation's energy and thinking to achieve the national development goals, namely advanced Indonesia," said Ma'ruf Amin.

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin added that the progress of science and technology must be in line with the preservation of the faith and piety of religious communities.

Meanwhile, Indonesian Minister of Religion Fachrul Razi, in his remarks appreciated the positive things done when overcoming the COVID-19 outbreak, namely all groups throughout the world, including in Indonesia, cooperating with each other in overcoming this pandemic regardless of the state or religion.

"But a very positive thing we see when we overcome this epidemic, everyone works together, all nations work together to overcome it, so that we no longer care what medicine equipment comes from which country, what religion of the country is. Or when in Indonesia, for example, we don't care what the patient’s religion is, what doctor’s religion is, what nurse’s religion is, then what sponsors’ religions supporting the funds. All of us are working together to make efforts to save everyone from the COVID-19 outbreak," Fachrul Razi said.

The Cross-Faith National Virtual Dialogue was held by the Istiqlal Mosque Management Board. Present as speakers were Prof. Dr. KH. Nasaruddin Umar, MA, Grand Imam of the Istiqlal Mosque; Cardinal Mgr. Ignatius Suharyo of the Indonesian Bishops' Conference; Reverend Gomar Gultom of the Indonesian Church Fellowship, Maj. Gen. (ret) Wisnu Bawa Tenaya of Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia; Dr. Sri Hartati Murdaya of Indonesian Buddhist Guardians (Wali Umat Budha Indonesia); Budi Santoso Tanuwibowo of the Indonesian Supreme Council of Confucius Religion, and Dr. H. Nifasri M.Pd, Head of the Center of Religious Harmony of the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs. (VOI / AHM)