Genetic Makeup?

Submitted by Kepha Hor (United States), Nov 11, 2011 at 18:56

Mr. Griffith, the reason why constitutional government is not in the makeup of the Muslim world is because it denies a doctrine of original sin. Study history and you will see that the most successful modern republics and constitutional monarchies have been in countries where Calvinism was allowed to have influence--or in countries where former colonial powers were influenced by Calvinism.

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