The End of Democracy in Iraq

The following news can only be describe as the End of Democracy in Iraq.

-NAJAF, Iraq (AFP) - Iraq Shiite leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and another top cleric staked out a radical demand that Islam be the sole source of legislation in the country's new constitution. -

Now, as Christians, we all Know what this means. However, setting aside for the moment, the Obvious consequinces of an Islamic Iraq; I would like to draw your attention to our own struggle here in America, reguarding the question of "Separation of Church and State".

More and More, Christian morals and values are being thrown out of American courts, replaced by liberalism, and Tolerance. We Fight, to prevent this, argueing many different points including but certainly not limited to, the "Founding Fathers" arguement.

Well, the "Founding Fathers" of the Iraqi democracy, are now in session. And unless something miraclious happens, it appears as tho Islam will rule Iraq which, will inevidentably lead to an Anti-Christian, or more to the point, an "Anti-Christ type of Entity", Sovereign and Democratic. And it will be a True Democrasy, where the Majority Rules, and the Minorities are either converted, or "otherwise" dealt with.

So, having said all that. Let me set the stage for a discussion, by asking a couple of questions;

First; "how wise, is a True democrasy?"

and second;

"Separation of Church and State?"
"Do you think that the Christian concern for an Islamic State, is the equivelent of the Atheist concern for a Christian State?
Or "What?" Do you think?

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Iraq Shiite leaders demand Islam be the source of law

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NAJAF, Iraq (AFP) - Iraq (news - web sites)'s Shiite leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and another top cleric staked out a radical demand that Islam be the sole source of legislation in the country's new constitution.

One cleric issued a statement setting out the position and the spiritual leader of Iraqi Shiites made it known straight away that he backed demands for the Koran to be the reference point for legislation.

The national assembly formed after last month's historic elections is to oversee the drawing up of the new constitution and Sistani is the figurehead of the Shiite United Iraqi Alliance expected to become the largest single bloc.

The role of Islam has been at the heart of months of debate between rival parties and factions as well as the US-led occupation authority which administered Iraq until last June.

Sistani leads the five most important clerics, known as marja al-taqlid, or objects of emulation, who had portrayed a more moderate stance going into the election.

The surprise statement was released by Sheikh Ibrahim Ibrahimi, a representative of Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Ishaq al-Fayad, another of the marja.

'All of the ulema (clergy) and marja, and the majority of the Iraqi people, want the national assembly to make Islam the source of legislation in the permanent constitution and to reject any law that is contrary to Islam,' said the statement.

A source close to Sistani announced soon after the release of the statement that the spiritual leader backed the demand.

'The marja has priorities concerning the formation of the government and the constitution. It wants the source of legislation to be Islam,' said the source.

'We advise the government not to take decisions"