On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 19:58:29 -0500, Ned Simmons wrote:

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On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 13:38:15 -0500, Ned Simmons
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In article , Gunner says...

Dont you just hate it when all those evil republicans keep pushing
those gun control laws..and forbidding religious symbols ?

Freedom *from* religion, gunner. Given their druthers your born
again morons in the white house would install state religions.

The administration seems to be making very good progress on state
religion. Except in the wrong state and not their preferred religion.

That'd be Iraq and Islam for the irony impaired.

Ned Simmons

Please explain? The US is instituting a Religous Government in Iraq?

I'd say they're facilitating, rather than instituting, an Islamic state.


Use as much white space as necessary

http://www.iraqigovernment.org/constitution_en.htm

See specifically Article 2 and Article 90.

Ned Simmons

Article (2): 1st - Islam is the official religion of the state and is a basic source

of legislation:

(a) No law can be passed that contradicts the undisputed rules of Islam.

(b) No law can be passed that contradicts the principles of democracy.

(c) No law can be passed that contradicts the rights and basic freedoms

outlined in this constitution.



2nd - This constitution guarantees the Islamic identity of the majority of the

Iraqi people and the full religious rights for all individuals and the freedom of

creed and religious practices.

Article (90): 1st - The Supreme Federal Court is an independent judicial

body, financially and administratively, its work and its duties will be defined by

law.

2nd - The Supreme Federal Court will be made up of a number of judges and

experts in Sharia (Islamic Law) and law, whose number and manner of

selection will be defined by a law that should be passed by two-thirds of the

parliament members."

Yes and? You know much about Sharia Law?

You also missed Article 1

Article (1): The Republic of Iraq is an independent, sovereign nation, and the

system of rule in it is a democratic, federal, representative (parliamentary)

republic.