INTRODUCTION
The idea of Christian religious
education is used as a basis for analyzing a social problem. However, it was
also said by several experts: including George Albert Coe. He saw that
Christian Religious Education or PAK was an education, creative To is used by a
person in social awareness through his interaction with the aim of
self-improvement (Coe, 1903). In addition, Elis
Neson sees prostitutes as something critical and
dialectical for cooperation (Nelson, 1994). Christian
religious education also refers to solving problems that are contrary to
Christianity or a life that is not by biblical teachings. In his book, Thomas Gromme emphasizes Christian religious education, Christian
education has become a center of social change In Indonesia (Groome, 2009). Therefore, there
needs to be a balance between past, present, and future goals by biblical
teachings.
Violence comes from the English language Violence,
which means power. In public law, violence is an aggressive act carried out by
someone physically or verbally. Violence, a repressed aspect of human nature,
encompasses any activities that might harm people and society (Uzun & Uzunboylu, 2015). Every Christian
Umar Agata must know biblical teachings about violence
against women can endure all forms of temptation, including violence that
occurs in women. Christian education in his teachings
violence is a form of violation of the Word of God, which is stated in; Genesis
1:26 concerning the Creation of Man; Women and men were created by God Himself,
meaning they are equal before God. Genesis 2:23 that: Man
Woman was created from the rib of man, this means there is no difference
between man and woman. Both need each other.
Galatians 3:26-30 states that (26) You are all
children of God by faith in Jesus Christ. (27) All of you baptized into Christ
have put on Christ. (28) There is neither Jew nor Greek, neither enslaved
person nor free, neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
(29) And if you belong to Christ, you are Abraham's descendants and entitled to
receive God's promise.
Humans are equal before God, and there is no
difference. Therefore, discrimination should not be allowed to occur, for the
victim who experiences it if he is a Christian must understand that there are
religious values that form the basis of a believer's life (Dalferth, 2018). Religious values
should be the main principle of every human being in carrying out
his life. In addition, there needs to be a Christian religious education
curriculum that is specially prepared to provide information related to
identity as a human being who has the same position and is a creation of God.
Throughout 2021, the Ministry of Women's Empowerment
and Child Protection recorded 11,952 cases of child violence. This case was
achieved. In the online information system for the protection of women and
children or the symphony system, most children experienced sexual violence, 7,004
cases of total child violence, as many as 11,952, almost 58.6 percent. The
Ministry of Women's Empowerment survey also said that the average age of
children and women was 15-64 years in 2021. This, of course, increased from
previous years. The increase in cases that occurred in 2021 is a warning not
only to the government, which in this case is the Ministry or State Institution
but to all community institutions (Kompas, 2022).
When viewed from the application of the symphony of
violence against women, the most experienced in the household, the number of
violence due to other things is the lowest in schools, workplaces, and public
facilities. Many factors cause violence against women in Indonesia. In Papua,
for example, it occurs because the environment in this conflict area is called
violence in other contexts (Mayla, 2021). Moreover,
Families today face many challenges and threats from various things that make
family resilience also threatened (Sianipar, 2020). Due to past
trauma, domestic violence is often caused by financial problems, the influence
of alcohol, and anger. As a religious country, the presence of Christian
religious education plays a role in responding to the problem of violence
against women. This will be a particular concern for the author; therefore, in
this paper, the author describes the following:
1)
What is the
view of Christian religious education on violence against women?
2)
What are the
proper steps to reduce violence against women in the view of Christian
Religious Education?
METHOD
This study uses qualitative research methods built
from determining the current social situation. This research is centered on
social problems or social phenomena. Qualitative research is natural and
finding (Creswell & Poth, 2016). The findings
intended by the author is an increase in the number of victims due to violence
against women. As a result, it is necessary to increase understanding of women
from religious studies. This research was carried out by observing people in
their environment and understanding their interactions, language, and views
about the world, exploring various information related to social phenomena (Iskandar, 2009).
This study uses research instruments to collect
secondary data from books, articles, websites, and a collection of news from
electronic media. The material found was collected, then analyzed in
information, and carried out with the author's view on violence against women.
After that, the author used the theory as a knife to analyze the problem of
violence against women. The research was conducted to contribute thought to
science needed by readers or other writers.
RESULTS
AND DISCUSSION
Violence against women often occurs in people's lives.
Moreover, there is domestic violence among various social classes and strata in
a community (Arisukwu, Igbolekwu, Adebisi, & Akindele, 2021). If, at this
time, we look around our environment, we will find violence against women in
the household. The following are some forms of domestic violence, including:
1) physical
abuse; pain in any part of the body, serious injury, or falling ill.
2) Psychic
violence results in shame, fear, insecurity, inability to act, and a sense of
meaninglessness or powerlessness.
3) Sexual
violence is coercion to do sexual activity unnaturally, either for the husband
or other people for commercial or specific purposes.
4) Abandonment
of households committed by members. In a household where legally
the victim is someone who has blood relations or relatives. In addition, if a
person is an obligation to finance a person's economic life, if that person is
neglected, it is also violence (Lubis, 2021).
The problem
of domestic violence is not only a discussion from various perspectives on the
law. It is also essential if it is observed from the aspect of Christian
religious education. The state of Indonesia, as a religious country, will carry
out every life according to the teachings of religion, in this case,
Christianity. In the principles of Christianity, human life is based on love,
first, love for the Lord Jesus Christ and humans. Love is a selfless concept
(agape love), meaning God's love is limitless. Humans, only God to humans,
cannot make agape love. The Lord Jesus loves Humans without limitations, not
based on social status, gender, or skin color. Lord Jesus created humans, and
humans are precious in God's eyes (Muryadi, 2013). Second, it
is called love for fellow human beings, and if we realize that God loves us, we
will be able to love the humans around us. Loving means accepting the
shortcomings and strengths of someone we love according to God's will. This
means that if it is not by God's will, we should not do something according to
our wishes.
The problem
that occurs is that sometimes humans misinterpret God's will. Misinterpreting
religious teachings is the leading cause of misunderstanding a social
phenomenon.
Bible
reading Ephesians 5:22-26 22) Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord,
(23) for the husband is the head of the wife just as Christ is the head of the
Church. It is he who saves the body. (24) Therefore, as the Church is subject
to Christ, wives are subject to their husbands in all things. (25) Husbands,
love your wife as Christ loved the Church and gave himself up for her (26) to
sanctify her after he had cleaned her by bathing her with water and the Word
(reference: Bible Scripture Readings),
Read God's
words above are often Misunderstood in verse 26; the wife submits to her
husband. This is why women who experience domestic violence do not report their
cases or choose to remain silent when violence occurs because they are afraid
of the teachings of the Word. Until lucky on the impact, which is very ironic.
Even though if you read a rule, do not just start with it, because just as a
husband is respected by his wife, a husband must also submit to God, who is a
person who has full authority over family life. The Word explains that the main
thing in the family is God. God who gives authority to husbands. However, not
to commit acts of violence but to do God's will, which is to do everything with
the principle of love. With the overall explanation above, the author suggests
that the role of Christian religious education in solving domestic violence
problems is essential.
The view of
Christian religious education on violence against women in the household is not
by the truth of God's Word. Because it was wrong in his understanding, this
misunderstanding is a factor that influences a person's decision. God's
position is expected to mean that if there is a change that is not to the
teachings, there must be follow-up actions to resolve the problem, including
involving a third party or family (Tuasikal, 2020).
Referring to
the formulation of the second problem, the role of education in teaching
Christianity dramatically affects an individual's life. As Christian, they
should follow the teachings of God's Word. Therefore
there is a need for a correct understanding through a discussion or teaching
that does not only go to Church but also can follow the teaching through
Christian religious education given in the curriculum at school or during
lectures. Christian religious education is also given in the structure of the
church program so that it can be conveyed to the congregation regarding
essential things that must be considered in the violence. In addition, 1 Peter
3:1-7 gives a similar command. 1 Corinthians 7:4 also says, "The wife has
no power over her own body, but her husband, so the husband does not have power
over his own body, but the wife." Both belong to one another and are
called to love one another, as Christ has loved us. Marriage is a picture of
Christ and the Church. Domestic violence is very different from the character
of Jesus (Got Questions, n.d.). The Word
explains that peace efforts must be made based on Love for God, who is here as
the head of a Family.
The steps
that must be taken to prevent domestic violence, the mainstay of Christian
religious education, include:
1) Every woman
must depend on God when she wants to build a household with someone. Every man
and woman who will get married must participate in the premarital guidance
program held at the Church so that each person can carry out their functions
properly.
2) A woman
already married and experiences domestic violence must report it to the family
to resolve it if she does not report it to the priest. He becomes the pastor
when the premarital counseling is carried out.
3) The next
step is that the Church, as a place for Christians, must organize an awareness
socialization activity about Adam's domestic violence and its impact on victims
of domestic violence.
CONCLUSION
The problem of domestic violence is increasing from year
to year, and this creates a challenge for science, predominantly Christian
education. Domestic violence meant In Christian religious education, it was
found that there was a misunderstanding about the teaching of the Bible.
Artisan misinterpreted verses of the Word cause people to be affected in making
decisions in the family. Thus, it is necessary to take steps in Christian
religious education through premarital marriage consultations, as well as a
curriculum that teaches about the importance of protecting women and children
in the household and social life. Christian religious education involves
schools and the Church as God's representative to participate in programs
related to violence domestic knowledge efforts in the household and social
environment.
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