Netherlands: CDA Study Says Islam and Sharia Promote Democracy.....

The last 1,300 years begs to differ....

THE HAGUE, 08/11/08 - The Christian democrats (CDA) conclude in a study that Islam can be a source for fostering democracy. The sharia, or Koran-inspired law, can play a role in this process,the study compiled by Arie Oostlander finds.

Oostlander strongly opposes what is known as the secularisation premise, which claims that democratic development benefits from reduced religious involvement. "I take a strong stand against the idea that Islam is incompatible with democracy. This premise plays into the hands of extremist groups. Islam can provide a basis for promoting the democratic constitutional state," Christian newspaper Nederlands Dagblad quoted him as saying.

Oostlander was director of the scientific bureau of the CDA between 1975 and 1989. Jan Peter Balkenende, the present CDA leader and Prime Minister, once called him his 'spiritual father'.

The West, Oostlander maintained, must try to link up with religious groups in Muslim countries that are open to democratic developments. He said he did not wish to be "naïve" about this, because there are also extremist groups that do not eschew violence. But space can be created for the sharia. "Not everything stated in the sharia is bad. We should be prepared to take part in discussion about this."

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Comments

[Elric66]

Insanity infects the world.

[Deez]

Translation: "Please don't kill me when you take us over."

[omvi]

Golly. Here I am for the past 7 years studying
the history of islam and it's interaction with civilized people (non-muslims) as well as uncivilized people ( co=religionists) together with current events and then concluding islam and sharia are incompatible with Western Civilaztion.

My bad. Thank you CDA for setting me straight. I stand corrected.

[Elric66]

I actually loathe people like this more than Islam.

[omvi]

El -

I really do try to watch what I say these days on websites such as WZ. Thank you Zip for giving me an outlet.

Let me put it this way, El: I concur strongly with your comment above.

To which I can only add this: (when & where appropriate) FIRST the traitors, THEN the enemy.

[Battlecat]

"I actually loathe people like this more than Islam."

Me too, Elric. Are they deliberately stupid?

[Poopyhead]

The word "Democrat" is quickly becoming syonymous with "imbecile". No matter where they're found, they seem to come up with the dumbest theories.

[Pierre]

FIRST the traitors, THEN the enemy.......i Agree....and Wowwww these guys Wowwww.....i have no words,i think they don't know izzlam at all,we can bought them a Ticket one way for a islamic Sharia Paradise,where they could Taste it....a big clean up is needed in netherland,not only the muzzz...and again Wowwwwwww !it's very hard to beleive but it's true ! Wowwwww......

[Mullah Lodabullah]

(paraphrasing) The beast shall hate the whore and burn her flesh and
make her desolate and naked - play with fire; get burned!

[Mullah Lodabullah]

* Islam can provide a basis for promoting the democratic constitutional state

Its successes in Southern Thailand, Afghanistan, Philippines, Somalia
spring immediately to mind.

[pulsar182]

"The West, Oostlander maintained, must try to link up with religious groups in Muslim countries that are open to democratic developments"

Hey noodle head, the only religious groups in Muslim countries tend to be Christians, Jews and small numbers of others such as Hindus, Buddists, or others...all are on the verge of extinction in Muslim dominated societies due to Islamic ethnic cleansing and persecution campaigns....The Muslims could care less about democratic developements...The Muslims are trying very hard to destroy democratic developements...

[pulsar182]

"the only religious groups in Muslim countries"

correction, the only other religious in Muslim countries...