SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 10:28AM  Why Islam Functions Differently In
Politics: Mecca  Rate: 1 Flag  Christianity hardly has a perfect
history as to its function in politics, if historically
speaking, on average, it has worked rather differently in worldy
matters, politics included, than has Islam, and the reason is
Mecca.  Christ was not a very worldy figure compared to
Muhammad, as to leaving a footprint in terms of a political
community like Mecca.  Muhammad on the other hand was very much
a worldly figure, not only as to wives, but also as to founding
an empire.  Along the way, the created questions of governance,
which are answered both in the recitations of the Koran and also
in what became either convenient legends or in fact statements
and actions of Muhammad known as Hadith as to what to do in
certain situations.  Thus, Islam from its foundations was very
much more a theory of governance than Christianity, which has
large implications for how Muslims tend to respond to changes in
challenges.  In particular,