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Nautikos, I'm afraid that there is much ignorance about this subject among people of all faiths; and I would guess that an awful lot of them would just as soon remain ignorant about it rather than have to face possibilities and probabilities.  

posted by TAPS. on October 3, 2008 at 9:06 PM | link to this | reply

The last is a bit frightening! I can't imagine something like that in a constitution! Shelly

posted by sam444 on October 3, 2008 at 3:28 PM | link to this | reply

Mouse

Thanks for the comment. However, the important issue is this: there are no scriptural (New Testament) prescriptions regarding the relationship between the Christian churches and the state (other than that you should pay your taxes, lol), however they evolved and whatever form they took in the course of history. There are, however, Islamic ones, as found in the Koran.

This difference is absolutely critical, because 'revealed' scripture cannot be refuted. It is either believed or not believed, and for the believer it can always serve as the final court of appeal...

The 'ideal' form of government, for Islamists, in the Ummah Wahida, is the one unified community of Muslims under a Caliphate, where shariah law holds and where there is no clear distinction between 'mosque' and state at all...

posted by Nautikos on October 2, 2008 at 5:33 PM | link to this | reply

Church and State

While it may be a bit more integral to Islam, there are many Christians who believe that the purpose of the state is to enforce God's will, so the difference is one of pervasiveness and degree.  The concept of separation of church and state was born of necessity, because in the American Colonies, each colony had its own State Church, and each would have risen up in arms if government had tried to impose another state's church on them.  Modern secularism in nominally Christain countries is a very recent development, and not fully accepted, especially in America.

posted by mousehop on October 2, 2008 at 4:45 PM | link to this | reply