: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) | :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) |