Are Islam and Democracy Incompatible?

My lord... i see a lot of irrational, empty rhetoric.  This is the
philosophy newsgroup.  Philosophy is a field that prides itself on well
thought arguments.

The original question:  Are Islam and Democracy Incompatible?

The simple answer is No, of course not.  The teachings of the prophet
Muhammed and "rule by the people" are fundementally COMPATIBLE.  the problem
is the current version of each system.  The traditions of the arab world
dating from long before Islam... and the traditions of the "democratic
nations" have created a problem.

I could expand on this, but I am really hoping that everyone can just get
back on track.  Fundamental Compatibility is a completely different issue
than how a particular type of democracy and a particular manifestation of
Islam might interact with each other.

So... let's try this again.  Taking either direction, but not confusing
them.  Be distinct, clear, accurate... it helps!





"neptune3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 07:03:17 -0500, Ron Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> >Are fundamentalist and evangelical Christianity
> >and Democracy Compatible?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Thank you,
> >
> >Ron Allen
> >Atlanta, Georgia
>
>    I'm not sure if this question is pointed at me or not. It did come
> after my post though.
>
>   What Bush means by Democracy is that citizens get to vote for a
> president and other people. But the popularity of these people depends
> entirely on citizens TV sets. And these are the same TV sets that
> promote homosexual perversion, feminism, and everything else the
> fundamentalists don't like.  Bush's democracy is rule by the TV  and
> it the fundamentalists are compatible with that they are suicidal.
>
>
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