Re: Re: Is religion antithetical to democracy [formerly: Are Islam andDemocracy Incompatible?]

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
neptune3  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 19:39:29 +0100, AE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:



>>I don't think ideology is able to replace a government at all, but it 
>>can be a strong support for governments.

>>But that's not the point: Fact is that the religions based on Bible 
>>don't have a democratic tradition and their followers were never 
>>supporters of democracy.

I agree.  The early democracies were Athens and Rome.  

It was revived during the Renaissance, starting in Italy,
although there were roots of it in some of the Germanic
states with their anti-clerical aspects, and many of them,
including the Scandinavian states and Switzerland, as well
as England and Scotland, had functioning parliaments.

>"Jewry rules from behind the mask of democracy. What one calls
>democracy today is concealed Jewish domination. Jews determine what
>happens in the democratic states"
>Julius Streicher,  Der Strmer, #34/1939.

This is from a Nazi, justifying Nazi policies.
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