The New Constitution of Hungary
[Preamble:]God bless the Hungarians...We are proud that our king Saint Stephen built the Hungarian State on solid ground and made our country a part of Christian Europe one thousand years ago....We recognise the role of Christianity in preserving nationhood. We value the various religious traditions of our country....We do not recognise the suspension of our historical constitution due to foreign occupations. We deny any statute of limitations for the inhuman crimes committed against the Hungarian nation and its citizens under the National Socialist and Communist dictatorships.
We do not recognise the Communist constitution of 1949, since it was the basis for tyrannical rule; therefore we proclaim it to be invalid....Article L
(1) Hungary shall protect the institution of marriage as the union of a man and a woman established by voluntary decision, and the family as the basis of the nation’s survival.(2) Hungary shall encourage the commitment to have children....FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY...Article II
Human dignity shall be inviolable. Every human being shall have the right to life and human dignity; embryonic and foetal life shall be subject to protection from the moment of conception.
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Permalink Reply by 28eff3u5kci6n on
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This can't be true.
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Permalink Reply by Dawn Marie on
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I thought that too Nekkah. It seems like it should be an early April fools joke when we consider society and governments but it is indeed true.
God protect the people and government of Hungary.
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I never believed i or we would be alive to see such a change. Its JM
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Well JM if it means anything Rick Santorum a conservative Catholic is picking up steam in the presidential polls over here in the states. I have a feeling people have had enough of the muslim agenda.
I should add, I for one am ready for a good Catholic monarch to take over here( in the USA ) :)
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How possible is that? Heard the last catholic that tried that was assasinated.
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I don't think so....what do you mean?
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ohh :)
John-Mary was posting under his sisters account, that may be why some confusion.
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Hungary’s constitution: pro-life, but no recognition for Islam, ‘smaller Catholic orders’
January 04, 2012The new Hungarian constitution, which protects life from the moment of conception and bans same-sex marriage, will also have an impact upon religious freedom.
Writing in The New York Times, Kim Lane Scheppele, director of the Program in Law and Public Affairs at Princeton University, says that the new constitution, which took effect on January 1, discriminates against Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and several Protestant denominations, as well as against many Catholic religious orders.
Scheppele writes:
What does the law on churches do? It creates 14 state-recognized religions, and decertifies the rest. On January 1, over 300 denominations lose their official status in Hungary--including their tax exemptions and their abilities to run state-funded schools.
While most of the denominations are tiny, many are not. Among the religions that will no longer be able to operate with state approval are all versions of Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Baha’i, as well as many smaller Catholic orders including the Benedictines, Marists, Carmelites and Opus Dei, and a number of major Protestant denominations including Episcopalians, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists, Mormons, Methodists, and all but one of the evangelical churches. One each of the orthodox, conservative and liberal Jewish synagogues are recognized; but all other Jewish congregations are not.http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=12860
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