Religious Aspect in Politics

headhunter, I agree with you. We need tolerant; we need to be able accomodating other people (interest). For the sake of humanity, we agree to make difference be part of our dynamic world. Differences make live more colourful, more democratic, and more balance. I cant imagine what an awful life if we live under monotonous pattern. But yet, Moslem world have ever witnessed how moslem minority in Bosnia, become the victims of notorous regime that slaugtered them every day. Similar thing also still happen in other areas, especially in the moslem minority countries. To our surprises, moslem minorities in Europe also still get supressed, they live under constant threat to be deported to their original countries. This fact shows that to make this world ba a safer place is still a very long dream journey.

It's bad that Muslims in Bosnia got killed. It is also sad that Christians in Iraq are kidnapped and killed. It is also sad that Buddhist and Jews are targetted elsewhere. I think everywhere it happens. I think if unjustly non-Muslims are killed in Muslim majority countries thinking Muslims should speak out, and the same thing applies when non-Christians are killed in Christian majority countries, and so on and so on. If we start supporting "our own" people irrespective of who is right and who is wrong just because they are "our people" the world will be bloody.

There are many countries -- including USA -- introduce the politics-religion's separation policy. This is a common thing in secular countries. Politics and religion play their own role separately. But when White House welcome Pope for his state-visit, I find out that White House need religious-values for America foreign policy. Some say White House has a long tradition to foster strategic relationship with Vatican Palace. In this regard, USA is a secular state that also need religious-values in implementing its domestic or forien policy.