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“This article addresses mainly two widespread prejudices. The first claims that democracy flourishes only in a Christian culture, the second wants to keep religion out of politics to protect democracy. A short look at the history of Austria shows that the Catholic Church did not support democracy over a long period of time. With the help of Amartya Sen, we can also find essential prerequisites for democracy in cultures outside ancient Greece and Christianity. Democracy does not depend on a specific cultural or religious background. It requires the public use of reason and a tolerant attitude that values other beliefs. The second prejudice is rejected by showing that religion can hinder or strengthen democracy. The problematic side is addressed by referring to religious support of populism, the positive side by discussing fraternity as an important prerequisite for democracy.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":26052,"template":"","class_list":["post-26056","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"date_tournage":"","yoast_head":"\nReligion and Democracy - Pluriel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pluriel.fuce.eu\/en\/article\/religion-and-democracy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Religion and Democracy - Pluriel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"“This article addresses mainly two widespread prejudices. 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