2007-01-15 17:53:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The religious minorities do not feel safe in a theocratic state. Bangladesh is the latest example where democracy has failed because Islamic laws applied to citizens create a fear psychosis and always tends to end in violence.
2007-01-18 05:11:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lets start at the basics- if you let a baby creep anywhere it wants, its gonna fall through a window...creep into a busy street. Some things a baby just don't understand. And as people grow older- too many still have the juvenile irresponsibility of lack of will to take responsibility for things. Even in an classroom- there is little democracy- the teacher- more knowledgeable- makes the rules; these promote discipline, and fosters a learning and maturing environment for everyone because its goals are directed at fostering self-improvement- should this be seen as a lack of democracy or is it good leadership? Similarly, an Islamic State is not denying input from its members, but it simply filters that input, so that its government does not simply falters to the whims of society(jumps on the bandwagon)- because remember society never thought making an airplane would work either. Food for thought, digest it- its good for you.
2007-01-16 02:12:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Making a state Islamic does not exclude democracy which is the process of electing leaders. People in Islamic state can elect their representatives.
Neither a Muslim state or Islamic state forbids democracy.
Also, there are a thousand ways to democracy. The worse democracy types are the ones where good people with meager means can never contest an election, but only people supported by big purse-holders with their agendas can contest an elections. Such democracies also allow to have a lobby system where the elected Representative are forced/coerced by many different means to do what the lobbies want them to do and what the people who elected them want them to do.
So, just get mesmerized by the term 'Democracy' but see as to how the whole thing is practiced in reality.
2007-01-16 02:09:53 · answer #3 · answered by Ottawan-Canada 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No making a state in line with islamic teaching is not against with democracy principles.God in the holy Qur'an instructed its followers to practice democracy in the family ,in the organization and in the state by spoken that important/significant decision should be discussed deliberately before it become a decree..Husband as a leader in the family should discuss with his wife all important decisions.before it taking place.
2007-01-16 02:25:55 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Islam actually wants to create democracy
" Those who hearken to their Lord, and establish regular Prayer; who (conduct) their affairs by mutual Consultation; " Quran 42: 38.
Democracy can seen as a large scale implementation of mutual Consultation
2007-01-16 02:02:25 · answer #5 · answered by inin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other cultures have different opinions on democracy. Some countries do not want, or are not in a position to introduce democracy. This is one reason why the US should not have interfered in Iraq.
2007-01-16 01:59:44 · answer #6 · answered by Nemesis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess the Government experiment with Theocracy like that Oliver Cromwell and others have tries always failed to work for mankind in general and hence their failure. The experiment of Communist to govern with God also did not work.Hence regular elections and democracy Government can only survive for the people at large
2007-01-16 02:03:26 · answer #7 · answered by evertalall 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that doctrinaire Religion and Democracy are mutually exclusive.
2007-01-16 01:58:14 · answer #8 · answered by STFU Dude 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the situation in Bangladesh is due to political rivalry.
2007-01-16 01:56:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋