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**searkibia** · 08-12-2010, 02:26 PM

Democracy does not take advice or even laws from religious institutions.
As the name implies, it is a rule of the people, not the Pope (or Ayatollah or whatever religious creep)
A state that does is a Theocracy or a dictatorship.

Surely democracy does whatever the people want it to do? A truly democratic system would not nullify the decision of the people simply because that decision happens to be in keeping with, or was even inspired by, the will the Pope.

The difference between a democracy and a Theocracy only becomes apparent when the will of the people and the will of the religious leaders conflict. Where their wills coincide, both systems will do precisely the same thing.

08-12-2010, 02:26 PM	#40
searkibia Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 554 Senior Member	Democracy does not take advice or even laws from religious institutions. As the name implies, it is a rule of the people, not the Pope (or Ayatollah or whatever religious creep) A state that does is a Theocracy or a dictatorship. Surely democracy does whatever the people want it to do? A truly democratic system would not nullify the decision of the people simply because that decision happens to be in keeping with, or was even inspired by, the will the Pope. The difference between a democracy and a Theocracy only becomes apparent when the will of the people and the will of the religious leaders conflict. Where their wills coincide, both systems will do precisely the same thing.
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