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The 'C' in CDU doesn't mean 'conservative' - but 'Christian', as a whole (translated) Christian Democratic Union. A major German party founded after WWII with roots from the Catholic-conservative center party ('Zentrum') during the period of German 'Weimar Republic' between 1919 to 1933. Since the foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949, the CDU has reached their political impact to almost all denominations, Lutheran-Protestants, Free Thinkers and nowadays even to Muslims, those who got naturalized and integrated in German society.
Lower Saxon CDU politician Ayguel Oezkan (38) is going to become the Federal State's first female Muslim State Minister for Social Affairs.
And now the 'Big Bangs' for the conservatives: Ms. Oezkan favors EU membership of Turkey, and she wants to ban 'religious symbols', like the Christian cross, at state schools.
Often one get to the notion that a discussion about separation of church(es) and state is not welcome in the conservative world- in a country with huge Christian background, with a church tax levied on all members of the Catholic or Protestant regional churches, about 8 to 9 per cent on the amount of income tax, but also a significant portion of 'non-believers' ('church tax dodgers') especially in East Germany and conservative thinking new-Germans with migration's background.
In France, U.S. discussion about seperation of church and state is a non-issue due to the precise regulations in their respective constitutions.
Removing Christian crosses at schools is a big fuzz with conservatives, introducing the German flag to all classes would be an even bigger fuzz with former communists (Linkspartei), Social-democrats, Free Democrats and Greens.
Keep cool, folks, and try to treat the political flatulence or postpone it to the summer recess ('political summer hole')
