They're doing neither.
As the line in the movie goes; "Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action."
I would not characterize using a poster depicting the Tower of Babel to promote the EU, and then designing a building (EU Headquarters) inspired by a similar painting of the Tower of Babel, and then officially calling the building "The Tower" as showing "respect" or "caving in" into Christianity.
Why would you?
On the contrary, I would characterize the actions and choices of the EU as sticking to the game plan, as outlined in the Bible.
In any case, it goes much deeper than what I've presented here in this thread.
You can mock and scoff all you like, "laughing out loud," but intellectually you're outside the loop on this subject matter.
I'm outside the loop as far as missing the Eurocrats pretentions. Probably even more outside the loop that
the European taxpayers are so dumb to let them do it in the firstplace, and even dumber to pay for it. (my down
to Earth guess its because its a very big public works endeavor)
How come the Brits aren't up in arms over "The Tower" bit?
I know Saddam thinks he's the reincarnation of Nebuchadnezzar. What's the matter with him? Too worried
about living until tomorrow to make a stink with the Brits?
I don't consider the Babel references an insult to Christianity. More of a longing for the past, any past,
since Europe appears to be currently on some sort of plateau of social incompetence. "Babel" is a
distraction from the political incompetence of the moment, IMO.
I'm more concerned about the current "anything but Christianity" attitude of political, educational, and
media idiots, and the fawning over the "religion of peace" eventhough the followers use it to justify random
killings, suicides, and slavery.