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Coverts from Islam are jailed (and in some cases brutally murdered, as those bible publishing company employees earlier this year); three Catholic prists have been murdered (one while he was knelt in prayer) because many Turks believe that Christian charity is given for the purpose of buying conversions; Armenian and Greek Christians are not allowed to build, own and maintain churches (and in many areas of Turkey Armenians must hide their identities by worshipping a t mosques). This is your idea of a democracy?

It might be a tragedy, but simply have a look to America's number one ally in the area: Saudi Arabia

Human Rights in Saudi Arabia.

I hope you understand that the situation in a relatively free muslim nation like Turkey can not be compared with other countries in that region. BTW - the US failed completely to establish secualar gouvernments in the ME-countries they invaded. Just try to open a church in Kabul. ;)

Therefore it is complete affectation to ignore the way of Turkey as a example for other muslim nations in that region.

P.S. The murderers of the priests have been punished and are jailed.

[theothercheek]

“Relatively” is relative when you’re Armenian, Greek or Kurdish. Democracy is like pregnancy - you can’t be a little democratic, just like you can’t be a little pregant. You is or you ain’t.