Ayubismus on Nostr: Many people misunderstand the whole separation of church and state thinking it is ...
Many people misunderstand the whole separation of church and state thinking it is against religion, on the contrary this concept has been espoused by ardent Christians to safeguard the church from political interference by the secular authorities.
What often happened at the time is the opposite where the state became the church (sometimes literally like the Anglican church) which caused spiritual authority to lose any significance.
This trend is also seen in the Islamic world where oppressive states try as much as they can to seize religious institutions and 'reform' them to their own liking.
Historically there was always a separation of secular and religious institutions due to various reasons, this created a delicate balance where secular power can be somewhat free to function but with religious and spiritual authority ensuring it's in check.
What many Islamists propose in the modern world boils down to a complete unification of those two, which can work in the case of an extraordinary leader that embodies both secular and spiritual excellence, but will most likely backfire badly since a bad ruler can corrupt both the state and faith in this model.
What often happened at the time is the opposite where the state became the church (sometimes literally like the Anglican church) which caused spiritual authority to lose any significance.
This trend is also seen in the Islamic world where oppressive states try as much as they can to seize religious institutions and 'reform' them to their own liking.
Historically there was always a separation of secular and religious institutions due to various reasons, this created a delicate balance where secular power can be somewhat free to function but with religious and spiritual authority ensuring it's in check.
What many Islamists propose in the modern world boils down to a complete unification of those two, which can work in the case of an extraordinary leader that embodies both secular and spiritual excellence, but will most likely backfire badly since a bad ruler can corrupt both the state and faith in this model.