can anyone tell me how religious intolerance such as anti-semitism, anti-catholic, anti mormon...etc relate to democracy or democratic thinking?
2007-03-25 18:05:06 · 12 answers · asked by Lala 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes
whether the political system is democracy or any other, the tendency of those that are it's proponents is to identify the 'enemy' of their system, and then take steps to censure or eliminate the 'enemy'.
below is an ideological example of how people try to use comedy to promote religious intolerance.
2007-03-25 18:10:09 · answer #1 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, what do you think democracy is? If you mean that the American system is democracy then all forms of communication are protected under free speech, including flag burning, racist comedy like Dave Chappell, and Religious intolerance....
dont' you love the system? Without it Y! Answers would probably not even exist. Say what you want, state your opinion and there is nothing wrong with it. As long as religious intolerance has never hurt you then it will never be in danger of being stopped for any reason.
2007-03-26 01:12:02 · answer #2 · answered by blameless7 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't relate to democracy....but it sure affects democracy and mucks everything up. A lot of religions have forgotten that we have a Constitution that guarantees religious freedom, and appear to have forgotten their God's wishes: to love they neighbor.
Instead they have started thinking that being a Christian has something to do with the American government, and they listen to their preachers who stump for candidates instead of giving sermons.
Religious intolerance is bad for a democratic country, because in order to have a democracy, you must separate religion from government.
2007-03-26 01:17:28 · answer #3 · answered by Petrushka's Ghost 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course.
Democracy thinking is hinged upon the fact of 'majority rules'.
Hence, if the majority say it is right to kill a certain sect, even if it is morally wrong, they would.
i.e. democracy is based on votes. It fails to consider moral perspectives.
i.e. go to country xxx now, the majority of the people say kill a black person because he is black, democracy would support it.
The only reason why there is a perceived connection of democracy supporting religion is in western countries where the majority of the people believe of the value of religious freedom - in which that then, due to the majority, becomes the focus.
2007-03-26 01:35:18 · answer #4 · answered by Gab200512 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion is the anti-democracy.
Religion is devout in proportion to intolerance and bigotry.
Religion is theocratic, democracy is humanistic.
Religion demands blind obedience to dogma, democracy demands that citizens think and weigh evidence.
Religion relies on the dictates of unelected leaders, democracy demands that we elect leaders.
We enjoy religious freedom in the United States because our founding fathers were afraid of religious leaders and separated religion from our democracy.
2007-03-26 01:12:26 · answer #5 · answered by valcus43 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
democracy is a form of government that has a political system that promotes a free and fair selection of officials, rules/law to protect all mankind, animals, innovations, interests and ets,..
any thoughts are democratic thinking,... whether in recognition or contradiction to an idea or topic of interest. If oppositions (anti) are not allowed, then it's not pure democracy, right?
everyone is entitled to have their own opinions or views even if its twisted.
2007-03-26 01:22:49 · answer #6 · answered by coco_loco 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freedom of speech? I don't agree with anit-semitists, catholics, or mormons, but I can respect the right of any person for having such views or faiths. Democracy is having the right to vote. The US is actually Democratic Republic, meaning we vote for representatives who vote in our place on issues.
We also have the freedom to hate our country, president, or any race. That is just freedom. You cannot have true freedom if it means that it is only for people who agree with you.
2007-03-26 01:16:46 · answer #7 · answered by RedE1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing that pops into my mind was the addition to the Pledge of Allegenicen with the ONE NATION UNDER GOD that came about in Congress over the Red Scare of the 1950's Communist Menace.
2007-03-26 01:11:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
And there you have it; many christians, like the first answerer, are inherently intolerant.
2007-03-26 01:15:25 · answer #9 · answered by eldad9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Intolerance has no place in democracy. It has no place anywhere, in fact.
2007-03-26 01:10:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋