[elfman2]

"I fear that democracy is a puny challenger to Islam."

That’s like saying good is a puny challenger to evil. Democracy’s power is broader than force and tyranny. It captures the imagination and energies of the people, believing that they actually can get something done through the system. Don’t be afraid.

[Dark Skies]

Actually, you hit the nail on the head! Democracy is an element of good, it is the governmental structure of good. But the entirety of Good is much greater than just its governmental form in human life.

My point is that Islam is not a government...it is the religion of evil. The only thing that can stand up to "evil" is indeed good. Evil is far to great to be threaten by any government structure no matter how divine in origin.