I think many islamic countries believe there should be no separation between church and state - church is the state. however most christian (western) countries believe that we separate the two - our laws are not determined by religious leaders. we are free to believe what we want without state saying what religion we should choose and so we have all kinds of churches including mosques.
2007-05-27 15:33:28
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answered by Holla H 2
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I am not sure what "Christian country" you are referring to but here is the reasons why the US would not the stop the building of Mosques in response to any actions of Arabs Governments are taking or may take to discriminate against Christians.
There are about 8 million Muslims in the US most of whom are not Arabs.
There are about 1.2 million Arabs in the US and many of them are Christians. Most of them are here because they don't like the government in their native countries.
And the most important, the US constitution says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
2007-05-27 17:25:48
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answered by meg 7
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Following the enlightenment, Western culture is inherently divorced from Western religion.
These are not separate in the Islamic world.
Islam prefers the security against foreign religious missions. The West prefers the smug feeling of being "more free and civilized". I personally think Islam has it right here, but I also like practicing whatever religion catches my fancy.
The man below me cannot name a single country in the Umma that allows churches to be built in their borders. No one is hating anyone. The Koran specifies temples to anyone but Allah should not be built in Muslim lands. It also says to take pity on fools.
2007-05-27 16:04:02
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answered by Guy Divine 2
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Our country was founded on several basic rights. One of those rights was the freedom of religion. You could build a church to worshop snicker bars if you wanted to. Every country has different rights. In some of the Islamic countries, the religion and the gov't are together. Islamic law dictates the gov't and laws for the people. I am sure they have places of worship for other religions in most Islamic countries.
2007-05-27 17:20:34
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answered by eidasevol 3
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That,s very true. There are no churches in Saudi Arabia and it's a crime to preach christianity the same as in Israel.
2007-05-27 18:19:49
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answered by brainstorm 7
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Who told you that Arabs prevent the construction of Christian churches?
As for Guy divi, Sunni Islam (the most numerous sect) expressly disavows involvement in secular affairs.
Ignorance makes hate so easy.
2007-05-27 16:10:05
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answered by iansand 7
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It's the will of Allah, the compassionate, the merciful, who supports the sky without pillars.
2007-05-27 16:51:37
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answered by yahoohoo 6
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