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8 pages. After World War II and Europe became more economically affluent it was then that religion came into play in a bigger way. The European Union suddenly embraced religion, as they never had before. This paper will look into why this seemed to happen and what the status of Christianity in the European Politics is today. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The European Union suddenly embraced religion, as they never had before. This paper will look into why this seemed to happen and what the status of Christianity in the
European Politics is today. AFTER WORLD WAR II It was hoped that with the wars end, conflict between world superpowers would not only cease but also instigate the
beginning of friendly relations, as well as a more universal acceptance of religion. However, while the very diverse cultural, historical, religious, economic and geopolitical makeup that establishes each entity
as its own powerful country is exactly the same thing that has kept feuding nations from reaching political compromise, it can be argued that the religious ramifications have been significantly
negative in some countries while being more well embraced in others. In Europe, for instance, "European integration and religion, particularly Catholicism, were explicitly linked, theoretically and politically, when the dream
of unity took shape in the early years after World War II, Nelsen and his colleagues observe. "European integration in the 1950s was largely a Christian Democratic project, led by
devout Catholics such as Konrad Adenauer, Robert Schuman, and Alcide de Gasperi" (Nelson et al, 129). Today however social scientists feel that religion is becoming less active in the political
and social forces in Europe. The European Union is more actively supported it is found, by the more affluent and economically sound Europeans. And it is these people
who have questioned the religious autonomy of Europe. "The great divide over integration has always run between Catholic nations, which envisioned a single European federation, and Protestant latecomers,
such as the United Kingdom, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and Norway (which never did join), with their pragmatic preference for closer cooperation among sovereign states. The Protestant countries are reluctant to
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