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Faith and politics----"The new wars of religion"

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Faith will unsettle politics everywhere this century; it will do so least when it is separated from the state

A RELIGIOUS fanatic feels persecuted, goes overseas to fight for his God and then returns home to attempt a bloody act of terrorism. Next week as Britons celebrate the capture of Guy Fawkes, a Catholic jihadist, under the Houses of Parliament in 1605, they might reflect how dismally modern the Gunpowder Plot and Europe's wars of religion now seem.
Back in the 20th century, most Western politicians and intellectuals (and even some clerics) assumed religion was becoming marginal to public life; faith was largely treated as an irrelevance in foreign policy. Symptomatically, State Department diaries ignored Muslim holidays until the 1990s. In the 21st century, by contrast, religion is playing a central role. From Nigeria to Sri Lanka, from Chechnya to Baghdad, people have been slain in God's name; and money and volunteers have poured into these regions. Once again, one of the world's great religions has a bloody divide (this time it is Sunnis and Shias, not Catholics and Protestants). And once again zealotry seems all too relevant to foreign policy: America would surely not have invaded Iraq and Afghanistan (and be thinking so actively of striking Iran) had 19 young Muslims not attacked New York and Washington.

It does not stop there. Outside Western Europe, religion has forced itself dramatically into the public square. In 1960 John Kennedy pleaded with Americans to treat his Catholicism as irrelevant; now a born-again Christian sits in the White House and his most likely Democrat replacement wants voters to know she prays. An Islamist party rules once-secular Turkey; Hindu nationalists may return to power in India's next election; ever more children in Israel and Palestine are attending religious schools that tell them that God granted them the whole Holy Land. On present trends, China will become the world's biggest Christian country—and perhaps its biggest Muslim one too. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, not usually a reliable authority on current affairs, got it right in an open letter to George Bush: “Whether we like it or not,” he wrote, “the world is gravitating towards faith in the Almighty.”

Gunpowder, treason and plot

How frightening (or inspiring) is this prospect? Explains, the idea that religion has re-emerged in public life is to some extent an illusion. It never really went away—certainly not to the extent that French politicians and American college professors imagined. Its new power is mostly the consequence of two changes. The first is the failure of secular creeds: religion's political comeback started during the 1970s, when faith in government everywhere was crumbling. Second, although some theocracies survive in the Islamic world, religion has returned to the stage as a much more democratic, individualistic affair: a bottom-up marketing success, surprisingly in tune with globalisation. Secularism was not as modern as many intellectuals imagined, but pluralism is. Free up religion and ardent believers and ardent atheists both do well.

From a classical liberal point of view, this multiplicity of sects is a good thing in old Babylon,Egypt,Rome before collapsed. Freedom of conscience is an axiom of liberal thought. If man is a theotropic beast, inclined to believe in a hereafter, it is surely better that he chooses his faith, rather than follows the one his government orders. But that makes religion a complicated force to deal with. In domestic policy, adults who choose to become Pentecostals, Orthodox Jews or Muslim fundamentalists are far less likely to forget those beliefs when it comes to the ballot box. The culture wars that America has grown used to may become a global phenomenon; expect fierce battles about science, in particular.

Abroad, yes, there is a chance of full-blown war of religion between states. A conflagration between Iran and Israel would, alas, be seen as a faith-based conflict by millions; so would war between India and Pakistan. But compared with Guy Fawkes's time, when wars sprang from monarchs throwing their military might at others of different faiths, religious conflict today is the result as much of popular will as of state sponsorship: it is bottom-up, driven by volunteers not conscripts, their activities blessed by rogue preachers not popes, their fury mostly directed at apostates not competing civilisations. Ironically, America, the model for much choice-based religion, has often seemed stuck in the secular era, declaring war on state-sponsored terror, only to discover the main weapon of militant Islamism is often the ballot box.

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For politicians doomed to deal with religion, two lessons stand out—one principled, the other pragmatic. The principle is that church and state are best kept separate. Subsidised religion has seldom made sense for either state or church: witness Europe's empty pews. In some cases, separating the two is easy. In private, people can choose to believe that the world was created exactly 6,003 years ago, but teachers should not be allowed to teach children creationism as science. The state should not tell people whether they can wear headscarves, let alone ban “unauthorised” reincarnation (as China did recently in Tibet). But the line is not always easy to draw: this paper disapproves of publicly financed faith schools, especially ones that discriminate against non-believers, but it also believes in giving poor parents more choice—and in American cities the main alternative to public schools is Catholic ones.

The religion that invades the public square most overtly is Islam: it affords secular power the least respect, teaching that the primary unit of society is the umma, the international brotherhood of believers. At its most theocratic, it forces people to follow sharia laws, sometimes with barbaric penalties. Yet Islam can clearly co-exist with a modern liberal state. For all its failures in the Arab world, democracy has taken root in Malaysia and Indonesia. America's Muslims worship freely and respect its secular constitution—a success the United States should make more of in its foreign policy. But the test case will be Turkey, a secular state currently ruled by Islamists whose progress is being watched with nervous attention.

The pragmatic lesson concerns those wars of religion. Partly because of their obsession with keeping church and state separate, Western powers (and religious leaders) have been too reluctant to look for faith-driven solutions to religious conflicts. Many of those struggles, notably the Middle East, began as secular tribal disputes. Now that they have a religious component they are much harder to solve: if God granted you the West Bank, you are less likely to trade it. “Inter-faith dialogue” may sound a wishy-washy concept; but it is a more realistic idea than presenting a secular peace to competing faiths without the backing of religious leaders. Priests and pastors condemned violence from both sides in Northern Ireland; that has not really happened in the Holy Land.

Atheists and agnostics hate the fact, but these days religion is an inescapable part of politics. Although it is not the state's business “to make windows into men's souls”, it is part of the government's job to prevent grievances from stirring into bloodshed, and fanatics from guiding policy. But it isn't easy. Catholics did not get back into Parliament for 224 years after the Gunpowder Plot. Unless politicians learn to take account of religious feelings and to draw a firm line between church and state, the new wars of religion may prove as intractable.

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      As Mitt Romney spent Saturday in Salt Lake City celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Winter Olympics held there, his chief rival is claiming the games are an example of the former Massachusetts governor's hypocrisy.

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      Jon Gosselin claimed to be supportive of his ex-wife Kate’s stint on “Dancing With the Stars,” but his plans to file a petition for full custody of the kids seem to suggest otherwise. Jon Gosselin - Dancing with the Stars - Kate Gosselin - Child support - Television

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      When the criticism of the show becomes more interesting than the program, that’s not a good thing. Among the more confounding pieces comes from the New York Times’ profile of judge Ellen DeGeneres. Ellen DeGeneres - New York Times - United States - American Idol - Talk show

    • Tidbits: Jon’s ex calls ‘Bombshell’ trash

      Apparently, no one warned Hailey Glassman that Jesse James’ alleged mistress would referee her boxing match, and Gosselin’s ex is irate. Jon Gosselin - Jesse James - Boxing - United States - Gosselin

    • Scoop: Don’t expect Tiger’s wife to attend Masters

      Couple is working on marriage in private, and her attending would distract from tournament. Plus, she isn't in the habit of making an 18th green appearance to greet Woods here  -- why start now? Marriage - relationship - Sport - Tiger Woods - Golfers

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      A picture of Jesse James doing his best Nazi impersonation has leaked. Jesse James - Jesse G. James - Sandra Bullock - History - United States

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    • Complication in first triple limb transplant

      A Turkish doctor whose 25-member team performed the world's first triple limb transplant — two arms and a leg — says the leg has been removed due to tissue incompatibility.

    • FDA fines Red Cross $9.6 million for blood lapses

      Food and Drug Administration officials have fined the American Red Cross nearly $9.6 million for sloppy and unsafe blood management practices, the second multi-million-dollar penalty levied against the agency in the last two years.

    • Officials: Heart doc falsified red wine study

      A University of Connecticut researcher known for his work on red wine's benefits to cardiovascular health falsified his data in more than 100 instances and nearly a dozen scientific journals are being warned,  officials said Wednesday.

    • America hits the brakes on health care spending

      U.S. healthcare spending barely rose in 2010 from record-low recession levels, as high unemployment and the loss of private health insurance forced many Americans to delay or forego medical treatment, government officials said on Monday.

    • Bioethicist: A final reason to lose weight

      Need motivation to lose weight? Bioethicist Art Caplan says to consider that doing so will help others who want to learn from bodies after death.

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    • Video: Obama Driving Auto Comeback?

      Discussing whether President Obama can take credit for saving the auto industry, with Bob Lutz, fm GM vice chairman, and "Car Guys vs. Bean Counters" author. (CNBC)

    • Video: Is Payroll Tax Cut an Economy Killer?

      Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), and Rep. Nan Hayworth, (R-NY), discuss the passage of a compromise payroll tax cut extension, and its impact on the economy. (CNBC)

    • Video: BP Refinery Fire Breaks Out on West Coast

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      Debating whether the President's economic policies are responsible for the decline of the American economy, with Jared Bernstein, Center on Budget & Policy Priorities, and Dan Mitchell, CATO Institute. (CNBC)

    • Video: Smash Some Deficits

      CNBC's Rick Santelli explains why he is smashing watermelons at the CME. (CNBC)

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      From Mitt Romney's campaign stops in Michigan and his comments about trees and old girlfriends to his evening with rap star Lil' Kim, MSNBC's Willie Geist counts down the week in big news. (Morning Joe)

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      Author and former CEO Charlotte Beers joins Morning Joe to discuss her new book "I'd Rather Be in Charge," which focuses on women in leadership positions. (Morning Joe)

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    • Video: Are racially charged comments in the me ...

      Jeremy Lin, Rep. Maxine Waters and the late Whitney Houston were the targets of racially charged incidents over the past 24 hours. What is the explanation for the uptick in racially motivated language in the media? Dr. James Peterson joins Ed Schultz to explain. (The Ed Show)

    • Video: Powerful testimony the GOP needs to hear

      An all-male panel testifies to Congress about contraception, but the Democrats' witness, Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke, wasn't allowed to testify. Fluke joins Ed exclusively, then Professor Caroline Heldman breaks down the politics of it all. (The Ed Show)

    • Video: Good economic news is bad news for the GOP

      General Motors posts record profits, jobless claims are dropping, and the GOP is scrambling to spin the good economic numbers. Ed Schultz talks to Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich about the latest economic news and whether Mitt Romney is trying to spin it in his favor. (The Ed Show)

    • Video: Santorum said what?

      Rick Santorum is on a roll and he is talking up his apparent radical right-wing views more and more. The Washington Post's E.J. Dionne joins Ed Schultz to discuss Santorum's statements on education, Iran and more. (The Ed Show)

    • Video: Sarah Palin in 2012?

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      Steve Schmidt, political analyst and senior strategist for the McCain campaign, talks with Rachel Maddow about the impact of Newt Gingrich on the Republican presidential race. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

    • Video: Will Maine remain in Mitt's mitts?

      Rachel Maddow updates the news on the vote counting in the Maine caucus and reminds viewers that Saturday is the vote in Washington County that could cause another state to be taken out of Mitt Romney's win column. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

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    • Video: Shooting in California

      Rachel Maddow reports breaking news of a shooting at a federal building in Long Beach, California. (The Rachel Maddow Show)

    • Video: 'Rights be damned' in New Jersey

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    • Disappearance at the Dairy Queen

      Cindy Zarzycki was only 13 years old when she was last seen at a Dairy Queen in her hometown of Eastpointe, Mich. in the spring of 1986. For eight years following Cindy's disappearance, her case was treated as a runaway - until an odd-couple investigative team uncovered some disturbing details.

    • Secrets in a Suitcase

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      Three murders on beautiful beachfront property in California — all within 10 miles of each other, all in less than two weeks. Why are these people with supposedly picture-perfect lives being killed?

    • Against All Odds

      A little girl beats the odds and inspires a city. It all started with a crime not even police could believe: the girl, just a toddler, was shot in the head deliberately... left for dead by a killer who disappeared into the night. But she stunned everyone with her courage and her will to survive, ...

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      A tax revenue agent with the IRS was sentenced for soliciting and receiving a $9,700 bribe. United States District Court Judge Paul A. Magnuson sentenced Roger Anthony Coombs, age 41, of Circle Pines, to 33 months in federal prison on one count of soliciting and agreeing to receive a bribe.

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      Victor Flores, who fled the country before he was to face trial in 2001 on cocaine charges related to a Naco, Arizona drug tunnel that was used to smuggle 20 tons of cocaine from its inception in 1996 until May 1999 when the tunnel was discovered, was extradited to the U.S. from Hermosillo, Mexi ...

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    • Abdullah Al-Rimi

      Abdullah Al-Rimi is wanted for questioning in connection with the October 12, 2000, bombing of the USS Cole in Aden, Yemen, in which 17 American sailors were killed.

    • Noordin Mohammad Top

      Noordin Mohammad Top is reportedly an officer, recruiter, bombmaker, and trainer for the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) group that was involved in the bombings of a Bali nightclub, a Jakarta hotel, and the Australian Embassy in Indonesia between 2002 and 2004.

    • Abderraouf Jdey

      Abderraouf Jdey is being sought in connection with possible terrorist threats against the United States.

    • Adnan G. El Shukrijumah

      Adnan G. El Shukrijumah is wanted in connection with possible terrorist threats against the United States.

    • Faker Ben Abdelazziz Boussora

      Faker Ben Abdelazziz Boussora is being sought in connection with possible terrorist activity within the United States.

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