Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-06-04-Speech-3-170"
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"en.20030604.4.3-170"2
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"Mr President, the Oostlander report has undergone a major face-lift, with 283 amendments tabled.
Certain extreme formulations, which would have compromised political relations between Parliament and Turkey, have been eliminated. Although the report rightly points, however, down the road towards respect for human rights, along which the country still has to travel, it is nevertheless still a partial and ideologically charged report in my book. It attempts to stamp Turkey with its own view of European values.
Paragraph 3 invokes a set of European values rooted essentially in Judaeo-Christian culture. If this paragraph is not amended, it will be a slap in the face for an essentially secular country under Muslim government. It will also be unacceptable to us Europeans, as it will mean the return of old scourges and the renewed influence of religion in political affairs.
If we must mention Judaeo-Christian values, why do we not also mention Judaeo-Christian crimes? A re-reading of
by the Portuguese Nobel Prize Laureate José Saramago, is necessary to remind us how many crimes have been committed in the name of our gods. Well, let us take the gods out of the running. Let us acknowledge once and for all that Europe is secular and contains many different religions. Let us also deal firmly but fairly with Turkey’s application to join the European Union."@en1
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"The Gospel according to Jesus Christ"1
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