Back Row Of The 'Beis

State Of God?

If you read the first few paragraphs of this article about God in the EU Constitution...

In France, where most people are Christian but secularism is sacrosanct, the government is battling its burgeoning Muslim population of 5 million over a proposed ban on overt displays of religious devotion.
In Poland, where Catholicism prevails, religious law holds a firm grip on the civil realm.
In Turkey, a secular state made up primarily of Muslims, officials hope to join a European Union that is devoid of explicit references to a Christian God.
As the European Union moves forward with long-term plans to broaden its membership, its leaders are struggling to encompass more ethnicities and religions under one banner than at any time since the Roman Empire.
One of the most heated arguments in the effort to create a pan-European constitution centers on whether it should mention God or religion in its preamble. Talks meant to complete the constitution stalled last month over a disagreement on how much voting power each country would hold.
"We are seeing the tectonic plates of the world's three major religions rubbing up against each other and shooting up sparks," said Graham Watson, the European parliamentary leader of the European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party.

...you'd get the impression that the three major religions in the world are Christianity, Islam, and Secularism. Interesting, no?

Posted by Avraham at January 25, 2004 01:05 PM