The decision almost went unnoticed.
When the European Commissioner for Equality (the capital E is de rigueur in Brussels terminology) recommended last October the banning of the word Christmas and Christian first names in EU communication, her colleagues were careful not to protest . It took the anger of a few courageous parliamentarians, including François-Xavier Bellamy, for the Commission to retreat and withdraw its recommendation. Until next time. Because antichristianism is an old reflex of the European Union. We remember, among other examples, the agenda for millions of students in member countries that carefully omitted Christmas, Easter and Pentecost (but not Chinese and Muslim holidays) or the stubborn refusal of community institutions to refer to Christian roots of Europe.
Let's be honest: Brussels does not have a monopoly on this cultural disaffiliation.
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