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To all those right wing Americans in this thread.
We in Europe actually have Christian religious political parties that want to ban abortion, divorce and even the more radical ones want to take the vote away from women. However the support of these parties are so low, that they cant even get enough signatures to run for office and if they do, they dont get enough votes to get any representation.
We also have Muslim parties in some countries.. they dont get many votes if they are even able to get on the ballot paper.
The only countries in the EU with religion in politics are Ireland and Poland... both Catholic, not muslim. Both countries who have a very ****ty record on women's rights. Ireland is changing towards a more secular society, where as Poland is disintegrating into more conservative right wing religious crap.. so bad that even the Pope is shocked about it.
Oh and then we have the Swiss... a nation with a poor history on women's rights.. It is not long ago women even got the freaking vote in that country.. and what religion do the Swiss have?
One thing is for sure, religious based politics in Europe has been in heavy decline for over half a century and will not return, either via Muslims, Jews or Christians.. the huge majority in Europe of all faiths DO NOT WANT IT!
We in Europe actually have Christian religious political parties that want to ban abortion, divorce and even the more radical ones want to take the vote away from women. However the support of these parties are so low, that they cant even get enough signatures to run for office and if they do, they dont get enough votes to get any representation.
We also have Muslim parties in some countries.. they dont get many votes if they are even able to get on the ballot paper.
The only countries in the EU with religion in politics are Ireland and Poland... both Catholic, not muslim. Both countries who have a very ****ty record on women's rights. Ireland is changing towards a more secular society, where as Poland is disintegrating into more conservative right wing religious crap.. so bad that even the Pope is shocked about it.
Oh and then we have the Swiss... a nation with a poor history on women's rights.. It is not long ago women even got the freaking vote in that country.. and what religion do the Swiss have?
One thing is for sure, religious based politics in Europe has been in heavy decline for over half a century and will not return, either via Muslims, Jews or Christians.. the huge majority in Europe of all faiths DO NOT WANT IT!