The Use of Memes as a Medium of Socialization of Religious Moderation in The Digital Era

Abstract

The existence of six official religions that are able to live together is one of the diversity that is the wealth of the Indonesian state. However, in the current era of digitalization, many irresponsible people are trying to break this union through technological intermediaries. Considering these problems, researchers are interested in studying further about the potential use of memes as a medium for socializing religious moderation in the digital era, with several problem formulations; the importance of socializing religious moderation in the digital era, the existence of memes in the digital era, and memes as a medium of socializing religious moderation in the digital era. To answer the formulation of the problem, the type of research used in this research is qualitative research, with a visual ethnographic approach. The results of this study indicate that the socialization of religious moderation is important in the current digital era in order to prevent and overcome cases of religious disharmony. To answer this challenge, the existence of memes that are quite popular can actually be used to promote religious moderation. This study aims to offer a way of socializing the concept of religious moderation that is innovative, unique, and efficient in order to maintain the unity and integrity of the Indonesian nation.