A Revival of Christian Democracy in Europe?

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Well, maybe not exactly. But apparently not every European nation has decided to turn its back on Christianity.

The EUObserver reports that Slovaks are voting this week on their national euro coin design - and some notably Christian images are leading. (Click here to see the images.)

It’s quite noteworthy that the Christian images are popular rather than dictated by the government. Not surprisingly, many Poles are pushing for the image of Pope John Paul II on their euro. Now if only the people of Europe could decide on other matters directly affecting them....

This entry was posted by Kishore Jayabalan on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at 04:44. and is filed under News and Events. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own blog. All new comments are subject to moderation before being displayed.

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Matt Huisman says:
#1 2005-11-15 09:29 (Reply)
If the Pope is on the euro, what are the implications for Matt 22:21 (“Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”).

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