Turkish PM challenges EU to show it's not Christian club
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the European Union to show that it is a not a "Christian club" by admitting Turkey to membership.Erdogan told Europeans at a seminar Tuesday night that if "you really think the EU is not a Christian club, you must arrange it so that Turkey joins you."Only once it had accepted Turkey, a secular but predominantly Moslem country, would the EU be able to prove it was not a union...
Christian Club: Dispute Over Club Is Called Diversion From Priorities
Matter Now Political, Ex-Official Laments
Attention to a Christian club that meets at Ladue Junior High School has divided the community and diverted attention from maintaining educational excellence, some residents say. Dr. John Daniels, a former member of the School Board, said at a board meeting earlier this week: ''The issue of the Bible club is a legal issue that should have been addressed three years ago. Now it has become a political issue that has pitted Jews against Christians. As a Jewish member of the...
Grant School Christian Club Its Rights
* Allowing a Christian club to have official recognition at Sunny Hills High School in no way violates the First Amendment. School officials and civil libertarians state that "non-sponsorship is key to maintaining the Constitutional ban against government establishment of religion."In no way is the government even coming close to establishing a state religion by allowing sponsorship for a Christian club. This is ridiculous.And what about the second part of the...
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Erdoethan: Turkey a litmus test for EU on harmony of civilizations
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoethan said the European Union should accept Turkey as a member if it really wants to prove that it is not a "Christian club" and suggested that demands to include a reference to Christianity in the bloc's failed constitution might have been responsible for the existing troubles in Turkey's bid to join "If you really claim that the EU is not a Christian club, if you believe this, then you should take...
Christian Club: RELIGIOUS CLUBS RULING PUTS SCHOOLS IN BIND
Coming soon to a high school near you: Pep Club, Chess Club and the Christian Club. Washington high schools may be forced to let student-run religious clubs meet on their campuses before or after school to comply with a recent ruling by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The judges said schools that let some extracurricular groups gather - such as the Pep Club or the Chess Club - must also let student-led religious clubs meet. But permitting a variety of clubs is...