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Article: EUROPE TODAY; Examining the Old World's vigorously secular culture.(BOOKS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
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- July 24, 2005
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Byline: Brendan Conway, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
In the wake of the French and Dutch "no" votes against the European Union constitution, European elites are worried that the prospect of a unified Europe is slipping away. But a more pressing issue is whether Europe itself, particularly Western Europe, is fading into oblivion. If that sounds drastic, it is: There are indications that Europe is beginning to diminish demographically and culturally amid declining fertility rates, burgeoning immigrant populations and an apparent loss of political and social self-confidence. Europe's decline is sure to be a slow one. But the indicators point only down.
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