09-10-2011, 10:43 AM
[quote=colinmackay]Interesting question.
Turkey, a secular Islamic country (and by that I mean the majority religion is Islam, but the government is strictly secular - church and state are separate)
Sorry to burst your bubble my friend but Turkey is not a secular government. They are less extreme than say, Saudi Arabia, or Iran, when it comes to enforcement of Islamic Law, but Turkey has quite a history of human rights violations disguised as enforcement of Islamic Law, just like the rest of the Islam governments. That being said, I will admit to being biased, against Turks, because when I lived in Germany, Turks had a nasty habit of commiting unprovoked assaults on American Soldiers, and against Muslims, because I have been involved in fighting two wars against them. So take what I say in that context. On the question of religion. There are many who would say religion causes more problems than it solves, and I can't disagree with them, there are also many who would say ban all religion. Those I do disagree with. Where I think religion should be banned is in government. I don't think any government should follow the dictates of any religion.
Richard
Turkey, a secular Islamic country (and by that I mean the majority religion is Islam, but the government is strictly secular - church and state are separate)
Sorry to burst your bubble my friend but Turkey is not a secular government. They are less extreme than say, Saudi Arabia, or Iran, when it comes to enforcement of Islamic Law, but Turkey has quite a history of human rights violations disguised as enforcement of Islamic Law, just like the rest of the Islam governments. That being said, I will admit to being biased, against Turks, because when I lived in Germany, Turks had a nasty habit of commiting unprovoked assaults on American Soldiers, and against Muslims, because I have been involved in fighting two wars against them. So take what I say in that context. On the question of religion. There are many who would say religion causes more problems than it solves, and I can't disagree with them, there are also many who would say ban all religion. Those I do disagree with. Where I think religion should be banned is in government. I don't think any government should follow the dictates of any religion.
Richard