So, if they've got the majority

they've got the power.

Nigeria: The fundamentalists’ ultimatum. The appeal of Bishop Ayau Kaigama

"The Islamic group Boko Haram has given Christians three days to leave the north of the country. A bishop: “There are secret forces that move them.”"

Even if they don't have a majority, how do you deal with a religion that solves disputes or exerts the power it does have at the end of a gun?

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