Apparently, we have hour theocrats and the Iraqis have theirs.
The radical Ansar al-Sunnah Army and two other insurgent groups issued a statement Thursday warning that democracy was un-Islamic. Democracy could lead to passing un-Islamic laws, such as permitting homosexual marriage, if the majority or people agreed to it, the statement said.
“Democracy is a Greek word meaning the rule of the people, which means that the people do what they see fit,” the statement said. “This concept is considered apostasy and defies the belief in one God — Muslims’ doctrine.”
Who would have guessed that the Bush administration, the Republican party, and a fair number of Americans too, would have something in common with the Iraqi insurgents?
