If this is the case, then quite frankly "Democracy" in Iraq has a snowball's chance.
It's a mixed bag, they also have statements in the Constitution guaranteeing freedom of other religions, etc.
It certainly would have been better without that, the last thing we want is to create an Islamic Republic Iran style.
In Iraq the Kurds and Sunnis hopefully won't let radical Islam take over.
But this is another reason why we MUST stay in Iraq for quite a long time, otherwise the radical Islamists would fill in the vacuum and overtake the country.
Our constitution and subsequent laws used the Bible and ten commandments as a basic sorce of legislation. All I ask is that we not prejudge.
Why not keep the context of that?
"CHAPTER ONE: BASIC PRINCIPLESI read about a third of the thing. It looks about as free as a typical European Constitution -- Freedom of religion, travel, property, speech, vote, trial, legal representation, association, privacy (but with a “public morality” out) and freedom from all kinds of discrimination. On the down side there are some right to work and right to healthcare statements that keep it down to about European level.
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.
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 "