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A Note about the Credit Crunch, Climate Change and Environmental Responsibility

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goudzwaard vierkantThursday 09 October 2008 08:13 By Prof. Dr. Bob Goudzwaard The word "crisis" is returning, with comparisons being made between what is happening now and what took place in 1929, just before the Great Depression. Unlike the ... full story

Choice of Palin Underlines Divide between Christian Democracy and US Christian Right

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PalinSaturday 06 September 2008 21:52 The adoption of Alaskan Governor "hockey mom'' Sarah Palin as the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate demonstrates the divide between European Christian Democracy and the US religious right, according to a spokesman for the Christian Peoples Alliance (CPA). full story

EU voluntarily loses Christian values says Landsbergis

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LandsbergisMonday 23 June 2008 09:27 Under the Soviet Union Lithuania was forced to undermine traditional values such as solidarity and sence of community. Europe is now giving these values out of its own free will. This says former president Vytautas Landsbergis of Lithuania in an interview. "Europe no longer fights for the foundations of its own identity", Landsbergis senses. He thinks Christian principles such as solidarity and the belief in a clear distinction between good and evil belong to the core values of Europe. full story

European leaders are not being transparent

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Friday 09 May 2008 21:10 At the end of last year the 'Lisbon treaty' was signed. It will replace the so called European Constitution the French and Dutch said no to in their referenda. Strikingly the treaty does not differ much from the constitution, but the average (Dutch) citizen does not know that. According to Sander Luitwieler Europe shows in this entire process a poignant lack of efficiency, transparency and democracy. full story

‘Religious right’ is losing its focus in USA

White HouseMonday 03 December 2007 20:49 In the contest for the two major 2008 presidential nominations in the United States, some puzzling phenomena emerge.

The pro-abortion, anti-family Democrat candidates are all touting their ... full story

Swiss Christian parties both loose seats. A first analysis

SVP posterMonday 19 November 2007 14:03 Expectations were high among both Christian parties EDU and EVP. Within a single legislative period the EDU managed to double their seats in their cantonal parliaments from 6 to 13. Leading outspoken campaigns against laws permitting same-sex marriages, a petition against the Swiss Eurovision contribution "Vampires Are Alive" by DJ Bobo and by starting the so-called "Minaret Initiative" the EDU was often present in national and even international media. full story

The European Union at 50

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1eulogo.gifFriday 30 March 2007 20:11 Last weekend, the European Union (EU) celebrated its 50th anniversary. In 1957, six countries -- France, West Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg -- signed a treaty to form a common market, called the European Economic Community (EEC). Today, after additional treaties, new names, and the creation of a common currency (the euro), the EU has 27 member countries with more waiting in line to join. full story

It’s the family, stupid! The demographic challenge in East Central Europe

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demographicsMonday 12 February 2007 02:07 The future of Europe depends on its family policy, or rather on European families themselves. This might sound like a worn-out platitude of xenophobic politicians who fear that a massive influx of Muslim immigrants will cost their countries their cultural identity, but it does not have to. In fact, mainstream European politicians are sounding the alarm bells as well. full story