The Roles of Jaga Sesama Social Community to Strengthen the Religion Character of Surakarta Society

摘要

Indonesia's country secure the right of citizens to embrace their religion, to worship according to their religious and secure the freedom of citizens to believe based on their trust. In civic education is explained that society will actively participate, so it needs the effort to strengthen the character. The socio-cultural domains those include the concept and practice of civic in society environment whose mission among others have an impact on individual moral. Jaga Sesama Community as the civics community is one of community that has the activity to strengthen the religious character. This research aims to know the roles of Jaga Sesama Community activities in society to strengthen religion character. This research was done in Jaga Sesama Community that is located in the Ar-Rahman Mosque of Manahan, Surakarta. This research uses a qualitative method with a purposive sampling technique. The subjects of research are the members of the Jaga Sesama Community. The techniques of data collecting use interview and observation. The techniques of data analysis are used by reducting the data, presenting the data, drawing the conclusion and verification the data. The result of the research show that the activities were done by Jaga Sesama Community such as learn preying, fiqh and Mbois (Islamic talking discussion) has roles as the facilitator to strengthen the religious character of community member especially Surakarta society, it can be seen in a change which is personal member, it is changed being personal more obey the religion. This research is hoped can give the benefit to society if the community also can help to make learn religion become easy dan society more attention to the communities that are on Surakarta.