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Old 06-05-08, 01:53 AM   #40 (permalink)
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Thread Starter Re: Are Democracy & Islam Compatible?

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Democracy is reliant on a non-existant constitutional government. The mere presence of our constitution should all but rule out a democratic form of government.
I'm not interested in that line of thought.

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I find it mildly amusing a self renowned republican is referring to his very own republic as Utopian. If that was not your intent, i apologize in advance. Although you will have to further explain your stance in this regard.
I was referring to your Utopian idea of government. What I'm trying to do is to get you to consider whether our form of government... or any other form of government, even the one you might dream of, is compatible with Islam.

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Our Bill of Rights is what separates us from the rest of the world. A mock republic in the image of our own is unattainable in the middle east.
Again, the question is whether any other form of government is compatible with Islam.
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