Wednesday, May 18, 2011

News at Eleven: Adonis: "Religion is an existentialist need,

which is worthy of respect. However, turning religion into an ideology, exploiting it politically, and transforming it into a tool in the socio-political struggle--I believe that this is the reason. Therefore, religion, as an ideological and political perspective, must be completely separated from society and the state. Religion should exist for the sake of organizing the relation between the individual and the spiritual, or God.

from The Middle East Media Research Institute: Syrian Poet Adonis Calls for Separation of State and Religion: 'Religious Ideology Negates Democracy'
then MEMRI TV: Video Clip #2916--Syrian Poet Adonis Calls for Separation of State and Religion: "Religious Ideology Negates Democracy"

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