Indonesia is a nation of remarkable religious diversity, yet the constitution declares that everyone must worship one god. And everyone must belong to one of the six official religions: Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism, Hinduism, Buddhism or Confucianism. One cannot be an atheist or an agnostic or any other religion, though it is possible to leave the “religion” section on one’s identity card blank. Two characters from the wayang kulit, or shadow play. Belief in one g…
