European Union Forcing Homosexual Agenda on Members

The European Parliament and the Lithuanian Parliament are crossing swords regarding homosexual propaganda in schools and member state sovereignty.

Paraphrasing, the EU said "do it or else." Lithuania responded with "up yours and stay out of our business."

The argument began with passage of a Lithuanian "Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effect of Public Information" which prohibits promotion of "homosexual, bisexual, polygamous relations" among children under the age of 18. While the Lithuanian president subsequently vetoed the measure, the Siemas overturned his veto and the law is slated to go into effect next March.

As a consequence, in September the European Parliament (EP) voted 349-218 to condemn the new law and ask the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights to review it. The Parliament also considered what is called an "article 7"? (sic) action against Lithuania, which could have resulted in Lithuania's suspension from the European Union. Jean Lambert, a British MEP said at the time, "This law contravenes the EU Treaties, the EU Charter and the European Convention on Human Rights, and should be urgently repealed on those grounds."? (sic)

Besides the education of children and parental rights, the issue of national sovereignty is central to the debate. The Lithuanians insist they are free to enact such laws and that the European Institutions have no "competence" in them. Many Europeans have long feared what they see as inevitable EU interference in life and family matters.

It's been suggested that the EU is acting like the former Soviet Union when member states were under the oppressive "Moscow Grip" of dictates.

Companion post at The Jawa Report.