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| India-Pakistan |
| With a steel-ball tied to the foot |
| 2007-08-27 |
| Khaled Ahmed The theocratic stage is the terminal stage after which the state is either undone or finds refuge in reverting to the identity of the modern nation-state, with economic imperatives overriding religious passions The state of Pakistan is founded on the ‘consensus’ that it has to be Islamic. As a religious state, it seeks Islamic Sharia Law as an ideal. All states must seek an ideal as their foundational teleology. There is muted disagreement between ideologues and pragmatists over this ideal. It is muted because of intimidation, but it is definitely there, especially after the Talibanisation of the country through illegal action by the Islamists. It is the threat of religion as an extra-legal force that is causing many Pakistanis to consider if the state can move forward into the future with Islam as its credo. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 We are about to enter the terminal phase. Of Islam, no truer words have been spoken. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-08-27 17:38 |