Islamic Fundamentalism and Liberal Democracy in the United States
Every day on the news we hear about car bombings, “terrorist” threats, and lists of the men and women who have been wounded or killed during the War on Terror. In the United States we proudly fight to keep liberal democracy and we encourage others to join the freedom that we hold. Yet, liberal democracy may not always run smoothly within other religions and cultures. A major world religion, Islam, strongly opposes a liberal democratic government, which causes some major conflicts not only in the War on Terror, but in the United States as well. For instance, Sharia, or Islamic laws, conflict with laws of equality and morals in the United States Constitution. The rules of …show more content…
According to the first amendment of the US Constitution, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,” (U.S. Const. amend. I). The Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause create the textual basis for the Supreme Court’s interpretations of the “separation of church and state” doctrine. This means that the United States government does not allow the church or any other religion to create or influence laws or punishments. The United States follows common law which relies heavily on court authority in formal decision making. For this reason, Islamic law of Sharia would conflict with the United States common …show more content…
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U.S. Const. amend. I.
World Almanac Education Group. (2014). Islam. In Islam (). Retrieved from
Every day on the news we hear about car bombings, “terrorist” threats, and lists of the men and women who have been wounded or killed during the War on Terror. In the United States we proudly fight to keep liberal democracy and we encourage others to join the freedom that we hold. Yet, liberal democracy may not always run smoothly within other religions and cultures. A major world religion, Islam, strongly opposes a liberal democratic government, which causes some major conflicts not only in the War on Terror, but in the United States as well. For instance, Sharia, or Islamic laws, conflict with laws of equality and morals in the United States Constitution. The rules of …show more content…
According to the first amendment of the US Constitution, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,” (U.S. Const. amend. I). The Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause create the textual basis for the Supreme Court’s interpretations of the “separation of church and state” doctrine. This means that the United States government does not allow the church or any other religion to create or influence laws or punishments. The United States follows common law which relies heavily on court authority in formal decision making. For this reason, Islamic law of Sharia would conflict with the United States common …show more content…
(2011). Understanding Islamic fundamentalism: The theological and ideological basis of al-Qa‘ida’s political tactics (1st ed.). Retrieved from http://libproxy.misericordia.edu:2102/stable/j.ctt15m7dsf
Kramer, M. (1997). Fundamentalist islam: The drive for power. Retrieved from http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=752
Lewis, B. (1993). Islam and liberal democracy. Retrieved from http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1993/02/islam-and-liberal-democracy/308509/
Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance. (2004). “Fundamentalism” in christianity & islam. Retrieved from http://www.religioustolerance.org/reac_ter9.htm
Putra, I. E., & Sukabdi, Z. A. (2014, ). Can Islamic fundamentalism relate to nonviolent support? Therole of certain conditions in moderating the effect of Islamicfundamentalism on supporting acts of terrorism. Peace and Conflict, 20, 583-589. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pac0000060
U.S. Const. amend. I.
World Almanac Education Group. (2014). Islam. In Islam (). Retrieved from