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Originally Posted by billybob123
Again, as I asked in a post earlier, why should this upset anyone? Feel free to respond to my concerns in the other post to change my mind.
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I'll bite. I take your main point that devotion to one's religion is not directly correlated to one's political position; however, I think that when any governing groups' stated claims concern the preservation of their beliefs rather than the preservation of good governance, there should be concern. Even as a Christian, I would never vote for a party in Canada, despite our country's long tradition of democratic rule, that has articles of belief as their governing platform. They might legislate certain moral principles that I'd agree with (although I doubt any good would come of it), but would I want them to run a budget or handle foreign relations? Church institutions are not administered by faith alone, and yet many religious organizations think that nations merely need to return to God to experience public wealth. Most likely not.
That said, perhaps the Christian-Democratic Union in Germany shows that a political party can uphold both piety and polity. But the context in Germany is different than in Egypt, and I'm not even sure if the "Christian" part of their name is merely a hold over from some previous party alliance. I don't know German politics that well.
So although devotion doesn't mean political destruction, and although the MB has renounced violence, until you show me that they have in place the values that will preserve good governance (which I'll define as democratic elections, market stability, and religious and civil liberties), I'll contend that there are better options for Egyptians. And having know some very devote and sensible Egyptians, I have hope that the country will seek a better option than the MB. Don't let me down, Egypt.