The Greek constitution is proclaimed in the name of the Holy Trinity

Evidence

It is a little known fact—and one very rarely publicized—that the Greek constitution is proclaimed in the name of the Holy Trinity, and that it affirms that “the dominant religion in Greece is that of the Eastern Orthodox Church of Christ.” — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 796

Categorization

  • CANDY: A surprising, tweetable fact: a modern EU member state’s constitution opens in the name of the Trinity.
  • QUESTION: Worth checking: is this still true of the current Greek constitution, or only a specific historical version cited by Thual?
  • SHARE: Send to anyone interested in secularism vs. established religion — the fact that a contemporary EU constitution invokes the Trinity is a sharp counter-example to secularist assumptions.