Posted on 03/25/2003 2:57:28 PM PST by KriegerGeist
Post War Government Systems
Will these wars of liberation bring true liberation and a lasting, positive change that is good for America long term?
This is the reason I ask:
The United States of America is governed by the rule of law. That rule of law comes from our Constitution and Bill of Rights. Our Constitution and Bill of Rights is based upon Judeo-Christian Biblical principles, precepts and statutes written therein. That is: "moral absolutes" such as the Ten Commandments.
Our government is also set up in a manor of three separate independent branches: Executive, Legislative and Judicial. No one branch dominates or rules the nation with absolute power. Also, members of any one of these branches can be removed either by election or impeachment by the citizens or the other branches. In short, we have checks and balances put into place that no other government in the world have exactly like ours.
Our nation has been described as being great because it is good and that if or when it ceases to be good, it will then cease to be great. Our nation has also been described as good because it is a Godly, religious, Christian people. This is only because of our historical system based upon Biblical moral absolutes and rule of law based on those Biblical moral absolutes. By this, we also maintain our relatively peaceful system with "liberty and justice for all".
Liberty and justice for all would not be the case if our rule of law with which we are governed by were derived from any source other than the Judeo-Christian Biblical laws, principles, precepts and statutes. If our governing system were of a non-religious secular-humanist system we would not have become the great nation we are. We would probably more resemble the former Soviet Union or China. The reason is that God and the eternal moral absolutes of His laws, precepts and statutes can never be changed. Therefore, any other system of laws put into place by man can be changed or completely scrapped by man at will, and at any time.
We have endeavored to "liberate" countries such as Somalia and the Balkans in the recent past, and now Afghanistan, Iraq. Perhaps, this will include Iran and Syria in the future. In that endeavor, we desire to establish, or desire the countries to themselves establish governments that are stable and secular. Secular, meaning non-religious, non-theocratic.However, if we endeavor to establish governments that are not based on our Judeo-Christian system, how can they endure and not deteriorate into what they are or recently have been? If a government is based on any man or political party that is secular-humanistic in nature, then the laws will be established by man and can be changed and or totally abandoned at any time.Then again, if the laws established are based on any other religion other than Judeo-Christian, then the morals or absolutes (if there are any) that come from that religious source such as the Quran and the teachings as Islam for instance, then certain laws such as those concerning murder would only apply to those of the Islamic faith and not to non-Muslims. In fact, murder would be condoned against non-Muslims (infidels) by the Quran's laws.
It seems, as I have heard from various sources is that the model ideal system would be Turkey that we would desire to take root in those countries and be established. The reason is that in Turkey, though primarily an Islamic country has a secular government. Turkey has complete "separation of church and state" (or Mosque and state). To be avoided would be a system such as in place in Saudi Arabia with a Wahabi Islamic system under Sharia law complete with religious police and all. This same system took over Afghanistan via the Taliban after the completion of the liberation from the invading Soviet Union. Instead of Afghanistan establishing a sound secular and inclusive government apart from Islam, they fought among themselves and the Taliban swept in and established and oppressive Sharia law.
In a theocratic government system, it is the religion, whether it be Hindu or Islam or otherwise, dictates every aspect of life. By not having a secular civil rule of law that the "stranger" or those of other religions or the non-religious can live under, then all life is to be lived as the clergy dictates. All businesses, companies, the economy and the country's entire lifestyle is dictated by the clergy and not the citizens.
However, when it comes to a secular government with complete separation of church and state, the Soviet Union's socialist system would be the epitome of that. The problem was that they were the extreme of secular (humanist and God-less) to the point that the church was outlawed altogether. Without any religious moral absolutes to be their foundation, they became as evil or more evil than some of the theocratic governments. All of their laws were based on what the secular state says they are. Whatever the secular state declared was legal was legal and whatever the state said was illegal was illegal and subject to change at any time, and at the whim of the state. No absolutes, moral, civil or otherwise.
The United States of America having been founded on the Judeo-Christian model of moral absolutes and civil laws based on the Biblical Word of God is the reason we remain the unequaled system of government. We live under the rule of law from our Constitution and Bill of Rights that were derived from Judeo-Christian-based rule of law written in the Holy Bible. We are unique in that though we have a secular government and not a theocracy, our moral and civil laws have their roots derived from the Bible. Such laws as those concerning our freedoms and property and safety. Our three separated branches of powers keep any one power from taking over. Our system of being "of the people, by the people and for the people" is set in place to keep the citizens in control of how they are governed and not the other way around.
Any country that we are trying to liberate from oppressive regimes and or dictators cannot remain free or liberated for long unless there is a system of government similar to ours is put into place. We have in the past helped to put into place or supported governments or leaders (perhaps as the lesser of two evils) that we now have come to regret by them coming back to smite us. We helped Afghanistan drive out the Soviets. We helped Iraq fight Iran because Iran, which we helped, turned on us and became our enemy.
So, now that both Afghanistan and Iraq are being liberated from their brutal regimes or dictators, we have to consider what we type of government system we desire to replace what we are fighting and dying to liberate these countries from. Perhaps, we desire a secular government such as Turkey with a separation of church and state. If so, do we want (or require) them to allow other religions than exclusively Islam? Do we want to require them to allow Christian churches in their countries. Do we want them to establish and have freedom of religion? After all, we are primarily a Christian nation that is liberating them and for these countries to in turn prohibit Christianity because they consider us as infidels would make our efforts and our blood shed in vain.
It is becoming more and more clear that our nation is to one degree or another at war with Islam. Perhaps not in Iraq because the Iraqi government is more secular than religious, but the other countries such as Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, Iran et. al. are Islamic nations and radical ones at that. To fight and die to liberate countries that will become Islamic that are opposed to Christians and Jews is counter-productive. We liberated Kuwait and are they grateful? Are they our friends? Do they allow Christian churches or Christianity to be practiced? Answer: No they do not. The same can be said for Saudi Arabia whom we protect and do business with or Pakistan and India as well.
I don't know the answer to dilemma of liberating countries that will in time turn on us and either become our enemies or at least aid and abed them. If we are not free to bring them the Gospel of Christ and Christianity is not free to established and to be freely practiced, then we are paying a high price for a bitter and fruitless return on our investment.
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