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> Islam is the only remaining religion with a political element and an existing desire for statehood What do you mean by this? There are several countries that
by tome 2y ago
> Islam is the only remaining religion with a political element and an existing desire for statehood
What do you mean by this? There are several countries that declare themselves to be Islamic.
- disgruntledphd2 2y agoI'm reasonably sure the GP is referring to the fact that there are explicitly political aspects to Islam (wanting an Islamic state) that don't exist in other religions. I'm not sure I agree though, as Judaism now has a state and Christianity had one and lost it.
- aprilthird2021 2y agoI mentioned "remaining" as the explicit political aspects are in all religions, it's just that as we came to modernity states became secular, and only Islam remains with that element still largely in tact. I did mention the Jewish state as well, but imo, since it is based partly on ethnicity even for open non-believers, it's kind of a mix between a secular and a religious state
- horrible-hilde 2y agoit means danger to the non-believer
- aprilthird2021 2y agoYes, that is pretty much what I mean. But the idea of a unified Muslim state is also still pretty alive in the world. In a way it's not in other religions (Judaism is an interesting edge case, imo)
- dllthomas 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_theology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_theology