The longer I observe the historical development of two types of totalitarianism in the modern world, the more grateful I am for our democratic alternative. Islam and the Islamic world consider Muslim religion and politics inseparable; the only question in debate is the identity of Muhammad’s legitimate successor and ruler of the Muslim community. The communist Soviet Union by contrast espouses the absolute separation of church and state.
The New Testament, which is the Christian church’s charter religious document, declares both church and civil government to be divinely willed instrumentalities with distinct powers, spheres and purposes under God. The Constitution, the charter political document of the United States, protects the free exercise of religion while it excludes the official establishment of religion.
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