What comes first, democracy or religion?
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Democracy, because a theocracy could and would EASILY take away many of the freedoms we take for granted.\n\nGoodbye to questioning the government and saying the government does something wrong against humanity in its policies. If it's religious doctrine, it's ok. Goodbye to worshipping the religion you believe in because as many religions as are out there, the chance of being in a theocracy where your religion is in command is fairly slim. Kiss women's rights goodbye. According to some religious doctrines, women aren't good for much besides submission to their husbands without question and having babies.\n\nKiss a lot of things we enjoy in this country goodbye if we let religion take precedence over democracy, because if we decide religion is what's the most important thing besides protecting our individual rights, we'll have a theocracy and then nobody but those in power will be free. Democracy means we choose what we want, not be told what we need.
1027498
Religion and government are two different things. Officials should be, and are, elected based on how well they serve the state or national government. Not because of religion.
354920
democracy. we control who we vote for and we speak through that person though it dosen seem like it sometimes
241532
Absolutely not.  When we introduce religion into politics, we end up hurting one group of people to make another group happy.  Which religion would be allow a role in politics and which should be not?  Everyone wants it their way, everyone wants their religion to be the one in charge.
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christian religion follow god \nbuddism follow stons and pagans
1074907
If you were a real religious person, there wouldn't be a "first". Everyone would be equal.\n\nBigot.
414831
I don't understand how this country (US) could be founded on religion when the 1st amendment guarantees the separation of church and state. Politicians who seek votes by professing their religion don't look like idiots to me. To me they come across as being anti-American.
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Religions come from people representing\nGod.  Creation comes from God.\n\nFor the most part, religions are tools that\nmankind uses to nail down something, that's\nnot supposed to be nailed down, to begin with.\n\nWorship life in Truth and in Spirit.
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It is possible to not have religion run politics.  It is impossible to have politics without religion.\n\nEvery person who goes into office has their beliefs and that will control them to a great degree which is OK so long as their beliefs are known by those who elect them.\n\nThe challenge for those people then should be to acknowledge that other's religion or lack there of carries the same weight, so that nothing should ever be done to infringe upon anyone's beliefs.\n\nThat was the reason the founding fathers didn't want the government to establish or interfere with any religions.  All are equal in the eyes of the constitution.\n\nRecently, on both sides, religion has become a crusade and a supposed cure for all ails of the country.  Rather than religion playing a bigger part in the government and it's laws, perhaps the individuals should let it play a larger role in their own lives and practice what they preach.\n\n(and corvette's statement is like saying my computer is a tiger deterrent since it is here and there are no tigers nearby - more religious influence in politics will only cause MORE problems, not less. Start putting blame for the wrong of society where they belong, in parent(s) not teaching their children.)
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As a definition, religion is a particular institutionalized or personal system of beliefs and practices relating to the divine.\n\nBuddhism is a religion because it contains the previous variables. The system is called Buddhism, the beliefs and practices are based on the teaching of the Buddha and that that a state of enlightenment can be attained by suppressing worldly desires, and the divine is Buddha.
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I agree. We need religion back in the heart of this nation. No one can argue it was founded on Religion. God is mentioned in so many documents, letters and journals of our fathers. The sooner we wake up and accept this, the sooner we will change for the better.
970580
Religion has been violent since the beginning of man's belief in many gods or one or just few gods. Religion has murder more people than armies have murdered.
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Laws don't come from religion, they come from people wanting to be protected.  So, yes there would be laws.
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Muslims and Democracy ? Ha ha ha ...go to a real muslim country and see the barbarian laws !!
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Democracy comes from two greek words - Demos (people) and Cratos (rule). So it means "rule by the people".\n\nDemocracy simply means that the people are the ones who make decisions. In that sense, the United States has only on rare occasions been a democracy.
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democracy is the best, but could stand some improvement. it lets the people help decide what they want. beats having a million unhappy citizens
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Religion carries two functions. First it gives people an answer to where they came from, so as people will not feel left alone or without a purpose. Second, it guides morality in a society. How many rules are created from religion alone? It has definately guided the morals of this country. Its not necessarily about superstition.