No Turkey in EU or NATO

Submitted by Rebecca Moulds (United States), Apr 6, 2009 at 19:31

Once again, the question has arisen about Turkey's desire to be part of the EU. As for NATO, I believe that Turkey is becoming more Islamic, more anti-Western and anti-freedom. Should a country that persecutes Christians (see VOM.org) be allowed in the EU or allowed to remain part of NATO? Turkey is changing from a secular country to a radically Islamist country right under our noses and our president can't seem to see this. His kow-towing rhetoric this week in Ankara and Istanbul was nauseating.

Erdogan is not for freedom of religion, and any country that persecutes believers of other religions should never be considered to join the EU. Turkey should be ousted from NATO. Its position in the world, both geographically and politically, is unique, but with this uniqueness comes a delicate balance between Western and Eastern ideologies and religious tolerance. So far, it has not shown religious tolerance, far from it, so it can join the likes of China and other such countries that persecute minorities.

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