Wow - scary...

There is a segment of our society who look to the European Union as an example of how government should be run, and I've heard that there are those within our government that would like to see us move toward such a model in the US.

For those of us who cherish our religious freedom, the following is a little scary (understatement).

Here are a couple of excerpts from Parliamentary Assembly, Council of Europe Resolution 1580 (2007), which outlines the Dangers of Creationism in Education:

“2. For some people the Creation, as a matter of religious belief, gives a meaning to life. Nevertheless, the Parliamentary Assembly is worried about the possible ill-effects of the spread of creationist ideas within our education systems and about the consequences for our democracies. If we are not careful, creationism could become a threat to human rights, which are a key concern of the Council of Europe.”

“18. Investigation of the creationists’ growing influence shows that the arguments between creationism and evolution go well beyond intellectual debate. If we are not careful, the values that are the very essence of the Council of Europe will be under direct threat from creationist fundamentalists. It is part of the role of the Council of Europe’s parliamentarians to react before it is too late.”

Text adopted in assembly debate on 4 October 2007 (35th Sitting)
(see Doc. 11375, report of the Committee on Culture, Science and
Education, rapporteur: Mrs Brasseur).

The resolution in its entirety can be found here:
http://assembly.coe.int/Documents/AdoptedText/ta07/ERES1580.htm

In general, there is this prevailing attitude in Europe that anything to do with anything that might be construed as "evangelical" must be considered dangerous to society.

For those who would like to adopt the EU model -- let's not and say we didn't...