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Hello. On tonight's programme, the disruptive return of religion to the public life of Europe,

discombobulating its secular assumptions. This is the first of three free-thinking programmes across this week

looking at aspects of Europe's culture wars, conflicts fought out in terms of culture and identity.

Now, until recently, modern Europe seemed bound on the path of secularisation,

with religion a largely private matter, separate from the

public life of European societies. But not anymore. European courts now are forced to rule if the

crucifix can be worn in the workplace. Arguments are had whether women should be veiled in public.

Faith schools grow in number and diversity and European

intellectuals from the German philosopher Jürgen Habermas to the English Marxist Terry

Eagleton seem to be arguing that religious values are essential to the good life.

And this isn't even to mention religious inflected events in Europe from Charlie Hebdo,

through the three young Bethnal Green Goals going to support ISIS and its caliphate,

to the banning of minarets on Switzerland's skyline. So, in the middle of Christian Lent,

free thinking brings together four guests to answer the question,

should we lord or should we fear the return of religion in Europe?

And at the very least, how should we understand it?

Daniel Dennett's a philosopher and cognitive scientist and a leading member of the secular

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