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Religious democracy[1] is a form of democracy where the values of a particular religion or state religion are preferred. The term applies to all democratic countries in which religion is incorporated into the form of government.
Democracies are characterized as secular or religious.[2] The definition of democracy is disputed and interpreted differently amongst politicians and scholars. The religiosity of political leaders can also have an effect on the practice of democracy.
Some argue that religious democracies can be also be liberal democracies, such as religious liberalism.[3]
- ^ AbdolKarim Soroush :: عبدالکريم سروش
- ^ 1904063187 : 9781904063186:Theory of Religious Democracy Archived 2007-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bader, Veit (1999). "Religious Pluralism: Secularism or Priority for Democracy?". Political Theory. 27 (5): 597–633. doi:10.1177/0090591799027005002. ISSN 0090-5917.