The present Constitution of Iraq reads: "This shall be an Islam government, and the Koran the rule of the land. This flawed statement should be replaced with: "There shall be no establishment of religion, and the free exercise thereof." This proven great statement has been the basis of our religious freedom since 1776. The good people of Iraq ,also,should have pure religious freedom, a Democracy and not a Theocracy. The might power of the word ,and not bombs, should be used to prevent religious factions from waring with each other to establish their own brand of religion.
PS: Born Again Bush's Answer: "Yes"
2006-12-11 03:17:29 · 18 answers · asked by Lou B 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2006-12-11 03:21:25 · answer #1 · answered by godsapostolic 3 · 1⤊ 10⤋
No nation should be a religious nation, of any religion. Many have been tried, none are that great. The Islamic nations are good examples.
The Koran was written in about 632 AD. How can anything suggested that far back possibly direct the lives of people now ?
The Bible and the Torah, are still older. They might have been okay in their day, but now we're in another age, with other problems.
We should get the church out of government business, or go back to the midieval ages and pray, or does the church prey ?
2006-12-11 03:34:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely FALSE. The US has a constitution that allows freedom or religion and freedom of speech. People should be allowed to practice as they wish. Yes, the government and the Constitution are based on Christian principle, but they are also standard principles of most religions.
What happens in Iraq is up the Iraqi people. If they want to live by the Qur'an, then that is their choice. The US government should not be telling them, or any other nation, how to live in their own countries.
2006-12-11 03:23:31 · answer #3 · answered by ♥ terry g ♥ 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If the Koran is the rule of the land, then what is the use of democracy? The problem is that whenever you assign people to rule the land with the Koran, you get an islamic theocratic government that does not know how to properly administer the people, the land and ultimately creates a fertile environment for breeding terrorist. Therefore, in essence, the United States government is funding terrorism by instituting an islamic government to take over Iraq.
2006-12-11 03:24:59 · answer #4 · answered by ali 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sounds great we should pattern our government of what going on in Iraq... NOT!!! The USA needs always to be a free country. Most of the people on here see that and are patriots. A few, not many here seem to want to sell liberty to get some kind on Christian state going. I can be a Christian and still an American Patriot. This answer has to be... False.. Jim
2006-12-11 03:39:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goodness NO!
How can you be a free and democratic nation under biblical law?
Democracy is law made by the people fro the benefit of the people. Under biblical law Adulators will be stoned and daughters could be sold into slavery.
You would no longer have the freedom of choice, that being of which religion and possibly even which sect within the christian faith you would like to follow.
A christian state goes against all of the freedoms America holds dear
2006-12-11 03:28:53 · answer #6 · answered by smedrik 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
False to "The United States should be a Christian Nation with the Bible the rule of the land."
True to the Iraqi constituition saying : "There shall be no establishment of religion, and the free exercise thereof."
All governments should stay out of our religious convictions, whter it be the U.S., Iraq, North Korea, Afganistan, Israel, Russia, China, Canada, Mexico, etc.
That is mu not so humble opinion!!! All men should have the freedom to believe their own convictions!!!!
2006-12-11 03:22:32 · answer #7 · answered by Byron A 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you; our experiment in tolerance and pluralism is the best thing the world has ever seen.
BUT: Jibba Jabba is totally right. It can't be imposed by force. It took us a thousand years to emerge from the barbarism of religious wars and intolerance. It was a long, long road from the egalitarian villages of the Germanic tribes, through the medieval wars of religion, to the Enlightenment and the principles of the Constitution. It has to grow organically in a culture. We have no business imposing our democratic vision at gunpoint. Let the Iraqis build their own future. All we can do is encourage and support elements congenial to our own way of thinking. This war will get us nowhere.
2006-12-11 03:31:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You are correct. Freedom of religion is for everyone in every land. There is no reason why Iraq shouldn't also have these same basic human rights.
2006-12-11 03:34:30 · answer #9 · answered by HeyNowBrownCow 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fortunately, our Constitution is not based on "Christian" principles. The very first and most important four commandments of Christianity are not mentioned at all. Murder, theft, etc are almost common sense values found long before the advent of christianity. Thomas Jefferson was adamantly anti-religion.
This nation is, in practice, a "christian nation" however. Fortunately our forefathers were insightful enough to attempt to keep our laws secular.
2006-12-11 03:30:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
False. America is a great coumntry becuase me have so many religions and cultures,. not in spite of it. If Iraq has to be a religious goverment, that is thier flaw. I think it is great that Americna and many other countries can have so any relgions getting along. I know there is trouble sometimes, but its not like we have full out wars and riots.
2006-12-11 03:22:52 · answer #11 · answered by quest 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋