PERAN TOKOH AGAMA TERHADAP PERILAKU KEAGAMAAN DI DESA MATONDANG KECAMATAN ULU BARUMUN KABUPATEN PADANG LAWAS

Abstract

This research aims to explain the role of religious figures in shaping religious attitudes and noble morals among the community in Matondang Ulu Barumun village. The role of religious and community leaders in this case is no different from that of teachers who carry out education and teaching learning process as appropriate in schools. However, this is in a more complex and broader scope. Because of this, their role is actually very strategic in the formation of noble morals in the midst of their society. This qualitative research uses interview and observation instruments to collect data. Data processing is carried out in such a way as to organize the data and categorize it according to the problem formulation. Then it is presented to be reduced and verified so as to obtain quality data that can be accounted for. The results of this research show that religious figures in Matondang Village are quite active and play a role in forming religious attitudes or noble morals. The presence of religious activities that they organize is not only supported by the community but also by the local government, in fact both of them mutually support every religious program organized by either the government or religious and community leaders. However, they face challenges in preaching, especially from those who are too busy with worldly affairs such as gardening work which takes up their time, lack of religious awareness, and an environment which has begun to be contaminated by technological advances which actually ensnare teenagers by spending their productive time for playing online game.