Do you believe that secularism is a necessary component of democracy?

Question

It seems to me that for a democracy to work you must have a secularized society, any other way and there is instant distrust. Not that there isn't in our society I guess!! Maybe you don't need secularism, you need sense!!! Seems a lot of countries with a lot of people lack that these days....our own included!

Answer 1

It would sure help in the middle east! Over there, "God" seems to be the biggest cause of death. If they were secular (in an alternate reality -- because it's surely not likely in ours), they may not have killing on as grand of a scale. There's just too many conflicting religions (or sects within the same religion) to be consistent with not becomming a murder statistic.

Of course, people may just find another reason to kill each other. Maybe the next big craze will be killing people with big ears, which to me, seems just as logical as killing for religion.

Answer 2

Islam is depending on the Koran so Shariah has been further after the actuality. The representative authorities that replaced into instituted with the help of the messenger Muhammad replaced right into a city assembly each Friday to unravel community themes with the help of associates helping associates and then the bigger themes being bumped up for community authorities to manage. That replaced right into a miles more effective representative authorities the the democracy we've everywhere right now. As for what a man or woman could assume from their authorities is right away on the region of what the authorities claims to furnish its electorate.

Answer 3

I beleive the opposite is true. If you read George Washington's farewell address as he was leaving office, he agrees with me. Religions is necessary for a democracy to work. A religious population should generally vote for a moral government. A secular population will vote for immoral government and we end up with stuff like abortion and euthanasia.

Who do you want voting? Somebody that believes murder is wrong and stealing is wrong, or somebody that has no moral center other than themselves? Without a god to give you a moral compass, you can make up your own morals and then anything goes.

Answer 4

you don't need "secularism", but i'm not sure exactly what you mean when you say that.

i would say you need the ability to acknowledge that there is an objective reality we all live in. i.e. you may think jesus is watching you 24/7 to make sure you're not masturbating, but i may think he takes weekends off. should we fight? i think there needs to be more than simply a denominational difference before i'm angry enough for that...

the big issue for me, is our laws need some basis in reality. if jesus (or whoever) doesn't want you to do something, should we all enact a law deferring to you? there may actually be as many religions as people... but our laws should require more than your insistance that your personal spook will obliterate the earth if we don't all eat mangoes on tuesdays.

Answer 5

Religion should be kept out of politics but never is and if you are truly religious then you are bound to want to interfere with politics - God is God after all.

It's a shame that so many people are still so primitive that they need organised religion as a crutch to help them through life - it gives all the wrong people so much power.

Answer 6

Yes. The founding fathers did. That's what the freedom of religion and establisment clauses are all about.

Answer 7

Yes.

Answer 8

no, democracy is for Christians...secularism is for socialist...

Answer 9

yup

Answer 10

no