Indeed. The turning away from faith far preceded even the First World War and even so-called Christians were guilty of hating the Jews. The French Revolution inspired the even more gruesome Russian one and many more...
The tyranny of Mein-Kampf Darwinism and Antichrist Marxism definitely took their toll on the continent.
The secular truce of the E.U. had its place. Like a bandage does. But it is not enough to hold the bones of cultures together.
Now it’s time for each country to revisit their past, understand how they came to it, and rediscover their lost souls.
As I said earlier, holding a drachma (Greece’s former currency) in one hand and a euro in the other...the euro was vague and soulless. The drachma had character and history.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 is to be awarded to the European Union (EU). The union and its forerunners have for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe.