1. Last year, for example, Greece had a bruising debate over removing religion entries from state ID cards, a change that was required by the European Union. 2. Opposition leader Costas Caramanlis proposed making a religion entry optional on the ID cards. 3. A spokesman said the government will not repeal its decision to abolish a religion entry on the ID cards all Greeks are required to carry. 4. Eventually the religion entry was left blank on the ID reproductions. 5. Greeks are already divided over a yearlong church campaign to prevent the government from abolishing a religion entry on state-issued identity cards. 6. Last year, the government promised to remove the religion entry from mandatory state-issued ID cards, saying this violated personal privacy. 7. Last year, the government removed a religion entry from state-issued mandatory identity cards, saying it violated personal rights and privacy. 8. The church hopes it can force the government to revoke a decision eliminating the religion entry from state identity cards. |