Put God into the EU constitutional treaty
It was decided to gather a petition of one million signatures supporting inclusion of a reference to God and European Christian heritage in the proposed EU constitutional treaty.
As Europe attempts to define who we are, it cannot do so by denying a major component of our European identity. A Christian Europe is not a Europe exclusively for Christians, it is a Europe that acknowledges its heritage and its identity; a Europe that is not afraid to debate and engage Christian values.
There was little or no debate of this topic in EU institutions or member states and the Convention on Europe failed to refer to the Christian heritage of European Integration.
The signature campaign starts tomorrow.
People can sign up on the internet and through local regional petitions.
A reference to God and our Christian heritage is not a threat to Europe.
Exclusion of such is a threat to the European Union.
Dana Rosemary Scallon MEP,
6, Colonial Buildings,
Eglinton Street,
Galway.
