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This 6-page paper focuses on questions regarding religious tolerance and church-state issues. Specifically, the paper questions if some religions are more tolerant of democracy than others, and if there is such thing as church in a liberal democratic government. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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why church and state should be separated (or why, in certain cases, they go together). In other words, religious separation from government is certainly a hot topic among those in
America who discuss it. But in other parts of the world, especially Least-Developed Countries, religion IS politics, namely because religion, for many
of these countries, runs the state. This is true in India, in which Hinduism runs the government (and most government representatives are Hindu). Its true in the Middle East as
well - Muslim is not only a religion in countries from Saudi Arabia to Iran; its the government as well. Its also
telling to note, however, that the countries we mentioned above are not necessarily "true" democracies, by which all people are represented by the government. This, therefore, brings up two compelling
questions. First, does a liberal democracy (one similar to what we enjoy in the United States) require separation of church from state - resulting in a secular political system? And
second, are cultural values of some religions more supportive of democracy than others might be of democracy? Democracy and Religious Separation In
this section, well try to answer if a liberal democracy requires a strict separation of church and state. In theory, at least, a democratic society does require a strict separation
between church and state (Greenwalt, 1993). In fact, according to some, when political judgments are based on religious grounds, curtailment of religious liberty often results (Greenwalt, 1993). But Greenwalt (1993)
points out that sometimes trying to totally separate the religion from government (especially democracy or socialism) can be difficult, especially when it comes to religious symbols and cultures. He points
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