Albeit religious leaders favor or disfavor inter-faith marriage, the practice is still widely flourished and rapidly increased. Several religious leaders still decided to stay with the prohibition of interfaith marriage based on popular religious traditions and the constitutional realm. Regarding the legitimacy of inter-faith marriage, the religious leaders offered conflicting statements. This article finds that Indonesia’s Religious Councils have no role by any means in the formation of legal policies related to inter-faith marriage in Indonesia since the Marriage Law had been created before the Religious Councils established. Data were collected through observation and semi-structured interviews with the representative of Indonesia’s religious councils from six religions. This study attempts to analyze the relations between Indonesia’s Religious Councils and the legal policies on inter-faith marriages. Moreover, there are some different views between religious leaders on the permissibility of the inter-faith marriage. 1 of 1974 has not accommodated the legal policy of marriage between different religions. The legal vacuum for of inter-faith marriage is one of the unresolved issues in Indonesia, especially with regard to civil rights.
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