Reply #24: It's nice to hear from someone who is actually there.

[denverbill]

I agree that it isn't our place to tell Iran how to govern itself and whether or not to mingle religion and government. I believe they should be separate because mingling the two puts the power of the state behind any potential persecution of religious minorities. You see for yourself what is happening in Iraq, where parties are divided by religion. Government has to protect religious minorities. That is difficult to do when religion and government are mingled. But that is an issue for Iran to decide, not the US.

I don't know if the students are being persecuted or not, but if they are, do you agree that it is wrong for Ahmed Nijad to threaten them just because they oppose him?