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Originally Posted by garysher  Almost every nation on the planet offers freedom of religion to its citizens. There are very very few real theocracies.
Even countries with a state religion still allow freedom of religion.
But voters and legislators are still going to be influenced by their religious beliefs, or the lack thereof, when they enter the voting booth or the legislature.
So it's churlish to believe that religion and politics will be entirely separate. | So, if fundamentalists wish to remove the teaching of evolution from public schools in the US on the basis that evolution runs counter to their religious beliefs, everyone else who believes otherwise in the US would be free of their fundamentalism if such efforts are achieved?
And, in Iran, where all women are required to wear a veil in public, how are non-Muslims in Iran free from the Muslim religion?
While it is true that there are very few governments in the world today that have significant levels of theocratic ideas imbeded in their laws, there are certainly an increasing amount of people who wish to change this fact...even in the US.
Most certainly, people will be influenced by their religious beliefs when they go to vote at the polls or within a government. But, if the reason they are voting a particular way is purely based upon a religious belief that isn't shared by everyone, then why shouldn't their action be perceived as a step towards turning their government into more of a theocracy? |