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Under pressure from Belgium, the EU has been forced to hold a summit for atheists, scheduled for 15 October (Photo: Wikipedia)

EU to hold atheist and freemason summit

Brussels is to hold an EU summit with atheists and freemasons in the autumn, inviting them to a political dialogue parallel to the annual summit the bloc holds with Europe's religious leaders.

While the EU is a secular body, the three European presidents, of the commission, parliament and EU Council, alongside two commissioners, on Monday met with 24 bishops, chief rabbis, and muftis as well as leaders from the Hindu and Sikh communities. The annual dialogue, which has taken place since...

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Under pressure from Belgium, the EU has been forced to hold a summit for atheists, scheduled for 15 October (Photo: Wikipedia)

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