Removal of religion from politics

Submitted by CanadianChris (Canada), Jan 14, 2007 at 11:40

I think that the removal of Sectarian religion from politics is crucial to finding a path to peace.

Stanley Zir from Victorious America, has this to say

"While the Koran and Bible are documents of faith that embrace a covenant of principles for those who have chosen to believe in God or Allah for their salvation, neither of these scriptures can protect against a governance of tyranny by men in the name of god.

The constitution in a democracy is a document of governance that safeguards the rights of all by preventing against a government of tyranny in the name of god or state or both period!"

It is not uncommon in countries that use Sharia law to violate human rights. It is the interpreters of this law that label themselves as righteous and determine what is unrighteous. Allah or God must be used with discretion(Or removed) in government to avoid those that claim that God or Allah has given them the right to implement tyranny. A more generic term for god must be found that does not elevate one religion over another , because religious diversity is one of the few monuments to the beauty of the divine that is left standing in the world.

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