Strengthening Religious Moderation Literacy For Muhammadiyah Citizens, In The Leaders Of The Muhammadiyah Branch, Medan City, North Sumatera Indonesia

Abstract

Moderate Islam is a teaching that is able to keep up with the times and does
not leave the teachings after it. But now, most people consider moderate
Islam as a liberal or deviant teaching. Therefore, Muslims are called
ummatan washatan, harmonious and balanced people, because they are
able to combine the two poles of the previous religion, namely Judaism
which is too down to earth and Christianity which is too high. The
understanding of moderate Islamic values is currently starting to be eroded
by changing times, so that many people misunderstand moderate Islam
which is considered a compromise of religious theological beliefs with
adherents of other religions, so that people perceive moderation as a
liberal attitude, and raise public antipathy in dealing with religious
moderation. Moderation Literacy referred to in this service activity is
reinforcing the importance of understanding related to religious
moderation for Muhammadiyah organization cadres at the Muhammadiyah
Binjai Branch Leadership. This activity of strengthening religious
moderation literacy is carried out by training methods by presenting
various materials related to religious moderation that are oriented to
Muhammadiyah ideological texts.