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| God back in EU debate |
| 2004-05-18 |
| Via Bros. Judd: God is back in the debate on the draft EU constitution as several states renewed demands to make a reference to Europe’s Christian roots. Predominantly Roman Catholic Ireland and Poland as well as Italy and Spain have long sided with the Vatican in demanding a reference to God, or at least Christian values, in the charter, against strong opposition from secular France. The issue was raised again by Italy and Poland at a meeting of European Union foreign ministers on the constitution, which the 25-member bloc hopes to approve in June. "We are aware of the difficulties but we believe that a small inclusion in the text would not alter the preamble too much," Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told reporters on Tuesday..... Those Poles are tough. Wheee, Europe’s fighting again! |
| Posted by:Anonymous2U |
| #3 Kick France and Belgium out of the EU and it would probably be a functioning cooperative world body in no time. |
| Posted by: B 2004-05-18 6:21:59 PM |
| #2 ". . .demanding a reference to God, or at least Christian values, in the charter, against strong opposition from secular France." Them Godless, no bath taking, yankee hatin, crepe eatin frogs is causin trouble agin. |
| Posted by: Hank 2004-05-18 5:41:17 PM |
| #1 . . .demanding a reference to God, or at least Christian values, in the charter, against strong opposition from secular France. Francois Poulenc (1899-1963), French composer wrote an opera, "Dialogue of the Carmelites", in which the closing scene is a group of nuns getting guillotined. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-18 3:47:33 PM |