This is an excellent article. However, I have some questions.: What do you mean by “natural order” when you speak about conservatives, liberals, and illiberalism? And are you only referring to democracies in countries with a predominately Christian population? In case, you’re not just referring to predominately Christian cultures but also to predominately Muslim cultures, the “natural order” in those would probably look quite different. Can there be/Are there any truly democratic countries with a Muslim majority (if it’s not fundamentalist), or is that totally impossible due to the lack of separation of mosque and state? Is there even are true separation of church and state in all predominately Christian countries? After all, religions still do influence some politicians.
There are some democracies with a Muslim majority but not in the Middle East. The issue is with extreme Islam as a political doctrine and passivity or silence among more moderate Muslims when the extremists exert their wishes.
I do realise that politicians being influenced by religion doesn’t mean there is no separation of religion and state. Just mentioning the influence of religion on individuals in state functions because, for instance, the Christdemocrats (ie the conservatives) in my country (Austria) bear “Christ” and thus Christendom in their name, despite the “separation of church and state”.
I still know too little about politics in Israel when it comes to religion and state politics. Is there a “separation of religion and state” in Israel?
This is an excellent article. However, I have some questions.: What do you mean by “natural order” when you speak about conservatives, liberals, and illiberalism? And are you only referring to democracies in countries with a predominately Christian population? In case, you’re not just referring to predominately Christian cultures but also to predominately Muslim cultures, the “natural order” in those would probably look quite different. Can there be/Are there any truly democratic countries with a Muslim majority (if it’s not fundamentalist), or is that totally impossible due to the lack of separation of mosque and state? Is there even are true separation of church and state in all predominately Christian countries? After all, religions still do influence some politicians.
There are some democracies with a Muslim majority but not in the Middle East. The issue is with extreme Islam as a political doctrine and passivity or silence among more moderate Muslims when the extremists exert their wishes.
Thank you very much for your answer.
It is tragic when extremists win or seem to win.
I do realise that politicians being influenced by religion doesn’t mean there is no separation of religion and state. Just mentioning the influence of religion on individuals in state functions because, for instance, the Christdemocrats (ie the conservatives) in my country (Austria) bear “Christ” and thus Christendom in their name, despite the “separation of church and state”.
I still know too little about politics in Israel when it comes to religion and state politics. Is there a “separation of religion and state” in Israel?
No there is not a separation. It’s a Jewish state!
Oh, ic.