Also those
theocrats, who have been shunned, are gathering themselves and voicing loudly that the Republic is in danger.
The adoption of separation of church and state at the federal level put an end to the
theocrats' hopes for an officially "Christian America," and gradually states began to implement separation as well.
(2) Long-term trends are not cutting the
theocrats' way.
Most Iranians, however, seem determined to use their voting power and are keen to give especially the pragmatic republicans a bigger presence in the new parliament, if only to push back the dominance of the radical
theocrats.
Prince Salman said if the international community appreciated it was in a war with
theocrats, it could then start to put together the military, social, political and maybe even economic policies in a holistic manner to counter this threat, as it did with communism.
Turning to the steps put forward by His Royal Highness to effectively end the rise of
Theocrats, the participants shed light on the importance of aligning security, political and economic policies to further support the international coalition's efforts in fighting extremist groups across the region.
The conclusion the Crown Prince arrives at is that we are in a war against
theocrats. The fact that they claim to be Muslims is irrelevant.
We are not only fighting terrorists, we are fighting
theocrats," Prince Salman emphasised to an audience of senior regional and international security officials and policymakers.
To certain Muslim eyes, the roots of secularism lie in Christian Europe, making it a repugnant worldview to Muslim
theocrats, who do not subscribe to the notion of separating mosque and state.
The author sees the current conflict as a contest between Islamists and anti-Islamists, between
theocrats and anti-theocrats.
However, for domestic political reasons,
theocrats keep saying the Western sanctions have not really affected the Iranian economy.
The Safawi
theocrats have built a doctrine based on rejection of a modern world they condemn as "a satanic creation of Crusader-Zionist" forces.