Memo to the State: Religion and Security
Chris Seiple Thursday, 1 March 2007
If a government does not understand how easy it is to turn religion into an enemy of the state, then it might do just that. Indeed, even though the role of religion in international relations is now a hot topic among policymakers and in the academy, this dimension of the issue has been left relatively under-investigated.
Religious adherents worship something that is not only greater than themselves but also greater than their governments. The state's natural policy question is therefore simple: How can government reliably believe in their citizens when their citizens believe in something greater than the government?
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