Is it good for a person of one religion to have Nation somewhere dirrectly associated with their religion?
Take Israel for example (I know it is not a theocracry). I see so many people who see the Israeli government as the spokesperson for Judaism.
Then we've got Iran which people see its crazy leaders and the fact that it is an Islamic Theocracy and they say my goodness the Muslims are trying kill everyone.
2007-03-20 03:27:41 · 5 answers · asked by Yahoo Sucks 5 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
This can't be good for anyone, can it?
2007-03-20 03:28:58 · update #1
Just wanted to make a point that I don't believe the Isreali government represents Judaism and that Muslims want to kill everyone.
2007-03-20 03:59:18 · update #2
Church and state should always be independent of one another. Mainly because the interests of the two rarely coincide. The state should be there to serve basic human needs that are secular--food, clothing, shelter, economy, education. The church should be involved in one area and one area only--spiritual matters. Don't be fooled by the fundamentalist one-issue voters who try to co-mingle the two.
2007-03-20 03:38:30 · answer #1 · answered by Peter D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theocracy is never good, because such government is based on something irrational, with reduced place for logic or tolerance.
Muslims are not trying to kill everyone. There are many kinds of muslims, mostly in quarrel with each other. But I (as a woman, scientist and freedom lover) would never live or raise my children in islamic theocracy. Well, christian theocracy would not be much better.
2007-03-20 03:45:32 · answer #2 · answered by zuska m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theocracy i like a Coutnry to be governed because of fact the regulations of God State i like the Theocray of existence.. Our clergymen will an prolonged fruitful existence are very clever and die previous due and are not fat] And the Bible has not adjustments in Eons and remains the Perennial ideal broking and has the certainty of existence in It :) Theocracy for Me IC XC NIKA Kyrie Eleison
2016-11-27 00:35:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only people who see the Israeli govnerment as a "spokesperson for Judaism" are people who are totaly ignorant of both judaism and Israel. Religious jews would never see it as such.
2007-03-20 13:06:49 · answer #4 · answered by BMCR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why? I think we have a good system here in the good ole USA.
power corrupts. one religion can do that to. then religion will try to run the goverment, and people. look at past relgions, and present that are one religion.
2007-03-21 07:30:41 · answer #5 · answered by J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋