Whether in a new Austrian constitution a preamble with or without reference to God / with or without reference to the religious, in particular christian legacies, should precede the normative text, is a question that is discussed from a historical and constitutional point of view, and answered negatively: European constitutions since the enlightenment transform the "subjects", who would not have any other appeal than to God, into "citizens" who are protected by human rights as constitutional law; citizens are the origin and the goal of all political activities. Their paticipation in shaping the state's policies is based on their owen concience only, even if their concience is determined by religious beliefs.
Enthalten in:
Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik; 2004/4 Kommentare, Studien, Berichte, Dokumentationen, Diskussionen, Rezensionen, Bibliographie
(2004)
Serie / Reihe: Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik
Personen: Kneucker, Raoul F.
Kneucker, Raoul F.:
Gott über der, in der, unter der Verfassung? : ein Beitrag zur Debatte über den Gottesbezug in einer neuen österreichischen Verfassung / von Raoul F. Kneucker, 2004. - S.278-290 - (Zeitschrift für Evangelische Ethik)
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