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Saturday, October 18, 2014
German State's Parliament Votes To Eliminate Mention of God From Constitution; Catholics Seek Reconsideration
Religion News Service reported earlier this week that in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, Catholics are trying to get Parliament to reverse its vote last week to exclude the mention of God from the Preamble of the new Constituiton that Parliament is drafting. In order to obtain reconsideration of the decision that passed by a two-thirds majority, proponents must obtain 20,000 signatures. Six other of the 16 German states have already eliminated the mention of God from their state constitutions.
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