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10 Questions: Joseph Ayok-Loewenberg – Minister for religion (Sudan)

posted by Salla Sorri at 4h38 GMT on Aug 30
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Is God democratic?
Like the Bible, democracy uses mercy and peace. And if mercy means going that extra mile for people and not being judgemental, then I would say that God is democratic in his own way because he allowed us to do what we wanted to do, allowed us to grow as people. He doesn’t dictate – he has clear instructions to people but he would not force people to follow them.

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