jakarta indonesia constitutional court tuesday affirm right devote faiths outside country officially recognize religions move activists welcome new chapter religious freedom .against backdrop rise intolerance toward minorities world large muslim-majority nation court say indonesians would require identify either muslim catholic protestant hindu buddhist confucian national identification cards.the rule review reuters follow legal challenge followers indonesia indigenous faiths bonar tigor naipospos setara institute group advocate religious harmony say indonesians refuse embrace one regulate religions identity card limit access education restrict employment opportunities deny legal marriage court recommend seventh catch-all category create believers faith id card new chapter religious freedom indonesia government followers indigenous religions naipospos say door government recognize right spokesman indonesia president joko widodo could immediately reach comment.indonesia found constitution say state base belief one god guarantee every citizen freedom religion worship .however blasphemy laws pass 1965 stipulate six religions would protect subsequent regulations laws effectively enshrine religions recognize state rule tuesday mean end indonesia recognize six religions say andreas harsono human right watch.in 2000 census 400,000 people identify hold beliefs outside six main religions although harsono say probably underestimate extent believers non-recognized faiths.across indonesia vast chain islands 200 distinctive native faiths sundanese people wiwitan dayak kaharingan torajan aluk dolo survive even buddhism hinduism islam dominate different eras.its people also blend elements major religions time infuse animist mystical beliefs court rule also apply followers non-indigenous religions baha judaism formally recognize indonesia say nia sjarifudin unity diversity alliance recent decades indonesia reputation tolerance tarnish unique syncretic form islam challenge fundamentalist interpretations import middle east.in past year alliance islamist hardliners push successfully imprisonment governor jakarta basuki tjahaja purnama ethnic chinese christian insult islam 1965 blasphemy laws.atheism legal indonesia non-believers also charge blasphemy indonesian court recognize native religions landmark rule