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.