Religion and Politics Synergy for the Benefit of the People

The strong relationship between religion and politics is not exclusively owned by Christians, and the struggle to produce a political condition for the benefit of society will bear many attributes of that purpose. This article aims to examine the relationship between religion and politics in Indonesia that have been established long before the Republic of Indonesia was born. The synergy between religion and politics in Indonesia was once constrained when the powerful regime came. So that the relationship of religion and politics can run positively and constructively. Mutual support between religion and politics must be able to convert the potential of national power into a real force so that the synergy will impact positively for the humans' problems. The study in this article used qualitative research approach with case study method. It is a series of scientific activities conducted intensively, in-depth about a program, event, and activity, whether it is conducted by individuals, groups, institutions, or organizations to obtain in-depth knowledge through observation and scientific analysis of the existing literature until the information can be obtained about the results of religion and politics synergy in Indonesia in the field of religious and political idealism, as well as politicization vs depoliticization of religion