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Many people think that family members who have different religions are vulnerable to division. However, this can actually make family relationships closer and more harmonious if accompanied by tolerance and empathy.
As is the case with several Indonesian artists who live with families of different beliefs. Not only parents or partners, but also siblings with different beliefs.
Insertlive has summarized 7 Indonesian artists who have different religions from their brothers or sisters, but are still harmonious. Check out the following.
1. Melly Goeslaw and Thomas Albert Goeslaw
Singer Melly Goeslaw has different beliefs from her older brother, namely Thomas Albert Goeslaw. This news became known when Thomas died in 2017.
Melly is Muslim like her mother, Ersi Sukaesih. Because she lives in a family with a different religion, Melly admits that she once accompanied her sister to church.
In fact, he sang along when accompanying his older brother at church.
2. Alyssa Soebandono and Ananda Soebandono
Alyssa Soebandono adheres to a different religion from her older sister, Ananda Soebandono. Ananda has converted to Christianity since 2016.
On the YouTube channel Diaspora TV, Alyssa Soebandono's sister gave her testimony. He changed religions after experiencing inner turmoil.
Despite opposition from his family, Ananda now lives his life happily.
3. Sharena Gunawan and Reza Gunawan
Sharena Gunawan has an older brother named Reza Gunawan. He is the husband of Dewi Lestari.
The brother and sister adhere to different beliefs. Sharena adheres to Christianity and Reza adheres to Islam. However, when he married Dewi Lestari, Reza converted to Buddhism to follow his wife. This was seen when Reza died. Reza was buried in a Buddhist manner.
Even so, during their lifetime Reza and Sharena loved each other and lived in harmony.
4. Dewi Lestari and Arina Ephipania
The next sisters from different religions are Dewi Lestari and Arina Ephipania. Dewi is Buddhist, while her sister, Arina, is Christian.
Both of them are equally accomplished in the creative world. Dewi has the ability to write, sing and occasionally act, while Arina has the talent to sing with the music group Mocca.
5. Ira Wibowo and Ari Wibowo
Ira Wibowo and Ari Wibowo apparently have different beliefs. Ira adheres to Islam, while his younger brother, Ari, adheres to Christianity.
On Daniel Mananta's YouTube channel, Ari tells about his experience of changing religions.
According to his explanation, since birth he followed the religion of his father, but he had the opportunity to visit the church while living in Germany.
By accident, Ari also attended a service with his friends at school. This moment was the first time he became convinced to change religion.
6. Reza Rahadian and David Jonathan Matulessy
Reza Rahadian also has different beliefs from his younger brother, David Jonathan Matulessy. He decided to become a Muslim when he grew up.
Meanwhile, his sister and mother, Pratiwi Matulessy, are Christians.
Reza called his decision to embrace Islam a calling from his heart. He said that there was no other reason when he decided to convert to Islam.
Until now, Reza's relationship with his family remains harmonious despite their different beliefs.
7. Thomas Djorghi and Sultan Djorghi
Thomas Djorghi adheres to Catholicism, while Sultan Djorghi adheres to Islam.
These brothers still exist in the entertainment world to this day. Both of them often upload moments together on their respective social media.
Their solidarity received various positive responses from the public.
(Nastiti Swasiwi Nurfiranti/fik)
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