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"Madam President, first of all I wish to point out that organised religions have only been around for some 2 000 years, and we are in danger of elevating them to a position that they should not have. Of course there should be a dialogue, but it should be on the same the basis as for any other non-governmental organisation. We have to ensure absolutely the separation of religion and politics.
Religions have achieved a great deal on behalf of citizens but, equally, they have opposed advances. In my own country, the rights of women, lesbians and gay men have been opposed every single step of the way by organised religion. There was a mention of slavery by the previous speaker. Indeed, when we were trying to end slavery in the United States, the religions there tried to prevent its abolition.
Therefore, we should have that dialogue: a dialogue where we tell them what we – the institutions – intend to do, where we listen to their arguments as to why we should modulate or change, but we must have the courage to act in advance of public opinion and in advance of those sectors within religions that would prevent any progress.
When these meetings take place, the minutes, recommendations and list of attendees must be available for public dissemination. If they are not, I would point Members to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, which assures public access to documents held, received or produced by the institutions and the agencies set up by them."@en1
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