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2006-08-29 Europe

Merkel backs more Christian EU constitution

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Posted by Steve White 2006-08-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 True FREEDOM, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IS TOWARDS GOD, NOT FROM OR AGAINST GOD. Put everything out on the table, honestly and truthfully, and let the People = Voters decide. The People, the Nation, and the Good will prevail or win, even iff mistakes are made.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-08-29 02:50|| 2006-08-29 02:50|| Front Page Top

#2 There's wisdom in that, JosephM.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-08-29 07:18|| 2006-08-29 07:18|| Front Page Top

#3 There's is no European people, there is no European demos, there can be NO true European Democracy.

A constitution is for a country, Europe is NOT a country and will never be one. Europe should be a set of mutually agreed bi-lateral agreements, NOT a federal state.

A European federal state is the way to "civil" war.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2006-08-29 08:10|| 2006-08-29 08:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Absolutely right. If Germany wants more "Christian values" reflected in the constitution, forget about the EU and amend the German constitution. Europe for the most part has long since completely abandoned Christianity, and has even gone beyond post-modernism. It's perhaps the most secular region in the world. Attempting to get these secularist irreligious (except for the imported muzzies) states to agree on anything remotely resembling Christianity is an exercise in futility.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-08-29 09:04|| 2006-08-29 09:04|| Front Page Top

#5 perhaps Germany can ask their recent immigrants and student visa applicants about "Christian Values"? I suspect they might get a surprise

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-08-29 10:04|| 2006-08-29 10:04|| Front Page Top

#6
Wake me when they get to inquisition.

Posted by Master of Obvious 2006-08-29 10:48|| 2006-08-29 10:48|| Front Page Top

#7 For what it's worth, the Fars News Agency has released what they claim is the full text of the Midget's letter to the German Chancellor (via Lucianne.com)

Achtung, Merkel!

Posted by mrp 2006-08-29 11:17|| 2006-08-29 11:17|| Front Page Top

#8 Wake me when they get to inquisition.

Bingo, MoO.

Europe's "Christian values" should be enshrined in a new version of the EU constitution, the German chancellor declared yesterday after meeting the Pope.

However much Mosaic Law and current Constitutional law share a common origin, the two should not be conflated. Countering the Muslim incursion into Europe by enshrining "Christian values" is merely getting into a theocratic pissing contest. No matter how detestable Islam may be, it is wise to recall that one should never try to out-stink a skunk.

Posted by Zenster 2006-08-29 21:33|| 2006-08-29 21:33|| Front Page Top

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