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World History Homework Five- Model (view source)
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2. How is Islam different from Christianity?
2. How is Islam different from Christianity?
:The major difference between Islam and [[Christianity]] is that Islam combines [[government]]al and [[military]] ideas with [[religious]] ones. Christianity instructs its followers to be good [[citizen]]s and follow their own governments for the most part ([[Jesus]] said "Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s," and the [[Bible]] and Christian tradition uphold good citizenship), while Islam, at least for much of its past, has militarily conquered land and set up its own government. Islam adopted some of the violence that seems typical in the [[Middle East]], and contains elements of theocracy, making it both a religion and an ideology. [[Shariah]] is considered the only fully approved form of government in Shia Islam. (Addison)
H2. Current events: Is democracy possible in Iraq, as the United States has been trying to accomplish for six years?
H2. Current events: Is democracy possible in Iraq, as the United States has been trying to accomplish for six years?
:I absolutely believe that [[democracy]] is possible in [[Iraq]]. True, we have not fully succeeded in six years, and true, the Middle East is a traditionally violent place, but six years of partial failure does not mean we can never succeed. When there were [[election]]s in Iraq, common people were excited to come out and vote. I remember seeing a photo of a woman in a burqua smiling and giving the peace sign. ... I think that the common people as a whole really want freedom, and that if the theocracies and dictatorships were removed, there could be peaceful democracy. ... [I]t is almost impossible to destroy the desire for freedom that exists in man. (Addison)