Showing posts with label eu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eu. Show all posts

Monday 12 March 2018

Declining commitment to democracy : What’s going on around the world ?

The European Parliamentary Research Service organised a roundtable on the global state of democracy as seen by citizens on 7 March 2018.
EPRS Policy Roundtable 'Declining commitment to democracy : What's going on around the world ?' We should carefully look at those politicians who recruit so called fighters for human rights who want the freedom of religion and freedom of clothing limited as well as the right of parents to decide over their children. By bringing in restriction on what people may do with their family or not allowing them to decide what clothes their kids have to wear, they endanger the fundamental rights of liberty and go in again the human rights in general.

The EU is at the forefront of efforts to support democracy in third countries in the world but shall have its hands full the coming months to secure the democratic rights in its own phalanxes.

People expect democratic systems to deliver a good system to live in peace in which the economy booms. Economic success and good governance (and EU aid can play an important supportive role) is important for the strength and resilience of democracies. In this respect, EU development aid, as well as the human rights and democracy conditionality enshrined in many of its bilateral relations, can ensure that democratic and economic progress go hand in hand.  But people do have to be made aware of the danger of the extreme right groups which become more and more popular.

Please read about it:
  1. Populism endangering democracy
  2. Pushing people in a corner danger for indoctrination and loss of democratic values 
  3. It’s Time real lovers of God to Stand and Speak Out!

Sunday 29 August 2010

Weekly World Watch 8th - 28th Aug 2010‏

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Russian fires start to impact
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Moves with Israel peace process within days
Europe's new US ambassador


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Thursday 22 July 2010

Why 20 Nations Are Defending the Crucifix in Europe

Last November's ruling against the display of crucifixes in Italian schools has caused the most widespread opposition in the history of the European Court of Human Rights: 20 countries are officially opposed and have joined Italy in defense of the crucifix.The July 22 Italian edition of L'Osservatore Romano explains some reasons for this in an article written by Gregor Puppinck, director of the European Center for Law and Justice, a Strasbourg-based NGO committed to freedom of worship and thought, especially before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and the United Nations.
 
Puppinck shows that opposition to the decision is not due only to political and juridical reasons, but also those of a spiritual character. "The debate on the legitimacy of the presence of the symbol of Christ in Italian society is the emblem of a will to secularize Europe," he warns in this interview with ZENIT, in which he reviews the arguments presented in the Vatican daily.

> Europe cannot face the future by renouncing Christ.

Thursday 13 May 2010

Christendom diep in EU geworteld


'Christendom diep in EU geworteld'

In Brussel is op 8 mei op initiatief van Jeff Fountain, voormalig directeur van Jeugd met een Opdracht,het Schuman Centrum voor Europese Studies gelanceerd. Dit nieuwe studiecentrum wil Bijbels perspectief bieden op de Europese geschiedenis en christelijke waarden in Europa onder de aandacht brengen.

Fountain heeft zich tot doel gesteld de christelijke wortels van Europa bloot te leggen. Daartoe heeft hij onder andere het boek 'Diep geworteld' over Robert Schuman geschreven. Volgens Fountain is het bij velen onbekend dat de oprichters van de Europese gemeenschap vanuit een christelijke levens- en wereldbeschouwing handelden. Verzoening en opbouw van Europa zouden volgens de Fransman Schuman alleen mogelijk zijn, wanneer Europa 'diep geworteld is in de christelijke basiswaarden'.

Lees verder in het Nederlands Dagblad

Monday 30 November 2009

Motie over Godsdienstvrijheid

EUROPESE RAAD STEMT MOTIE OVER GODSDIENSTVRIJHEID

Bron: The Council of the European Union

BRUSSEL (KerkNet) – De Europese Raad heeft een verklaring over de godsdienstvrijheid goedgekeurd. Daarin wordt Europa opgeroepen om tegen elke vorm van discriminatie omwille van religieuze overtuiging te strijden en gevraagd daarmee in zijn mensenrechtenbeleid ook daadwerkelijk rekening te houden.
De verklaring herinnert de Europese Unie aan haar plicht om minderheden te beschermen tegen discriminatie, geweld en andere schendingen van de godsdienstvrijheid. De raad is meer bepaald bezorgd over landen met antiblasfemiewetten, die vaak gebruikt worden tegen religieuze minderheden en om de gewetens- en godsdienstvrijheid aan banden te leggen. “Mensenrechten overstijgen de verschillende godsdiensten. Beperkingen in naam van een godsdienst mogen nooit gebruikt worden om de individuele rechten aan banden te leggen.”
De verklaring onderstreept de nauwe band tussen godsdienst- en gewetensvrijheid. Die laatste is een pijler van “de pluralistische, verdraagzame en open samenleving”.

(Kerknet)