Answer 2 of 4. Respond to at least 1 of your classmates' posts. When posting to the forums, do not .

Religion plays an essential role in maintaining and promoting good and effective government. Societies depend upon religion and churches to establish moral order for the masses. If the people in a society lack morality, character, and faith, the government can never build enough jails to house the criminals produced, especially since it's impossible for the government to control the attitudes, desires, and hopes of people.

The US constitution was founded on Judeo-Christian values, namely the ten commandments and Christ's teachings. For example, in Christ's Sermon on the mount, He mentions: "You have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment. But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment" (Matthew 5:21–22). This suggests that religion sets the standards for most government. Of course police could not charge someone who thinks harshly of another person, but religion her provides a basis as to how we should treat others. If that's removed, racism, hate crimes, and violence thrive..

While governments enforce the constitution, religion teaches and encourages adherence to the law. Recall the passage of when Jesus was approached by a taxpayer, asking Him whether or not taxes should be paid. Christ answers "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's". For governments built on Judeo-Christian values, those who abide by religion will rarely ever violate the constitution. The government oversees the conduct of its citizens; it tries to get them to behave in a decent and moral way. Religion, on the other hand, tries to get them to desire to behave in a decent and moral way. This is why religion and government coincide.

The Arab-spring was a complete and utter failure. It was considered a "democratic uprisings" that arose on its own and spread across the Arab World in the year 2011. A 26-year-old Tunisian by the name of Mohammed Bouazizi was the initiator of the movement. Everywhere that it occurred - namely in countries that are a dictatorship -  lead to political chaos, and in turn, to violence and unsurmountable death tolls.

The idea behind the movement was that if enough people stood up to the government, these dictators would fall from their power. Technically, the people wanted more freedom, but when they got their freedom, a power-vacuum erupted, and people didn't know what to do with it. Remember that these people have been suppressed for generations, and the majority were still devout Muslims. In Islam, your religion comes first and foremost. Hence, many of those that gained power, instantly applied the morality of their religion to new government laws. Some of which were harsher than those appointed by the previous government!

In Tunisia, there have been a lot of youths who have joined terrorist group like the ISIS, so as to gain the freedom they want. This is because Tunisia is not governed by any democratic laws that fear its citizen. In Egypt’s case, the inexperienced Muslim Brotherhood wasn’t replaced by a more democratic alternative but by a resurgent and reinforced military dictatorship – General Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. The army had learned its lesson and was determined to increase its stranglehold on power and the Egyptian economy, even at the price this time of hundreds of deaths of protesters on the streets.


Arab spring might have failed in some Middle East countries but it is still active in many other countries that have