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Church, state, mosque
Christian Century, Nov 1, 2005
CHURCH, STATE, MOSQUE: While European countries seem very secular on the surface, the centuries-old pattern of established Christian churches persists. In France most churches are owned by the state; numerous Western European countries have state-supported religious schools; and many of their official holidays are tied to the Christian year.
This arrangement, which privileges Christianity, has made it more difficult for religious minorities to assimilate. In the case of Muslims, this has led to a sense of disenfranchisement, feeding the growth of Islamic fundamentalism. Writing in the Nation (October 17), Richard Alba and Nancy Foner say that the European difficulty in assimilating new religious groups should be a lesson to the U.S., especially for those who would erode the wall of separation between church and state. "If the state now privileges Christian expressions of morality and belief above others, then the successful inclusion of these immigrants and their children will be in peril."
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