In the upcoming Iraqi election on January 31st, the question on everyone's mind is whether or not the religious parties that have dominated the government for so long will play as much of a role as they have in the past. So far, the general opinion among the citizens of Iraq is that they have to be much more careful with this election than they have been in the previous. Feelings towards religious parties dominating the government are as of now bitter and scarred from past mistreatment of power. Citizens do not seem to care whether or not the candidate is Muslim or Islamic, as long as the candidate is honest and the right choice for the nation. Religions propaganda within campaigns as a majority is rejected by the people of Iraq although there is still a significant percentage of people who do care about having religion kept within the government. But even still, a slightly larger percentage prefers a more secular stance. But will this transition be as easy to make as it seems?
While religion is important to many people for many different reasons, including myself, I am of the firm belief that religion should be kept out of the government. While a statistic showing which is the more dominant religion in a particular country is one thing, a religious view dominating an entire country is an entirely different story. That is why these statistics are percents, because there is not one religion that every single person in a particular country believes in. Everyone has different religious view and I think it is very important that that is taken into consideration. I think that the Iraqi's are completely right when they say that whether or not a candidate is honest is much more important than their religious views.
http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2009/01/22/africa/OUKWD-UK-IRAQ-ELECTION-RELIGION.php?page=1
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