Secularist Europe Silences Pro-Lifers and Creationists - by Paul Belien
Next Tuesday, the Council of Europe (CoE), Europe’s main human-rights body, will vote on a proposal which advocates the fight against creationism, “young earth” and “intelligent design” in its 47 member states. According to a report of the CoE’s Parliamentary Assembly, creationists are dangerous “religious fundamentalists” who propagate “forms of religious extremism” and “could become a threat to human rights.” The report adds that the acceptance of the science of evolutionism “is crucial to the future of our societies and our democracies."
“Creationism, born of the denial of the evolution of species through natural selection, was for a long time an almost exclusively American phenomenon,” the report says. Note EU-Digest: Votes like this are not only counter-productive but also do not fit in a society where there is freedom of expression and religion. The Council of Europe should stay out of issues which concern people's personal choices in life.
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