- MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi
- Vol: 4 Issue: 4
- DEMOCRACY AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: LIBERAL VALUES IN A CENTRAL ASIAN CONTEXT
DEMOCRACY AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: LIBERAL VALUES IN A CENTRAL ASIAN CONTEXT
Authors : Jon Mahoney
Pages : 31-40
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Publication Date : 2015-10-01
Article Type : Research
Abstract :Perennial questions about religious freedom and democracy include, ‘what are the moral limits to religious freedom?’ and ‘what does respect for religious freedom require?’ In this paper I examine some aspects of these questions and consider some examples from the context of Central Asia. My aim is to highlight the relevance of some basic elements of political morality to any democratic state. There are a variety of forms of state religion policy that are consistent with democracy. Moreover, if we try to apply liberal political values in the Central Asian context there are interesting and difficult challenges. I consider some of these challenges by briefly discussing religious freedom in the Kyrgyz RepublicKeywords : Democracy, Religious, Freedom, Liberal Values, Central Asiant