`Post-Christian Europe'? The issues are old but the landscape is changing
CantonRep.comUPDATE: 3:33 PM, Saturday, December 16, 2006
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - In 1905 France passed a landmark law declaring a clean break between church and state. Riots erupted and a papal encyclical denounced the act as a "most pernicious error."
Such extreme passions cooled long ago, but the core questions remain as strong as ever. Debates over religion, politics and civic life _ and how much they should overlap and interact _ are demanding more attention across Europe than at any time in recent decades.
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