There is serious merit in the French mode. What belongs to God should be left to God, what belongs to the state should be left to the state and we should draw a line between the two. However, we must be conscious of the increasing Islamic minority in many European states. For example, there are about 5 million Muslims in France. Given the state of relations between the Christian and Islamic worlds, it would be reckless to create anything which would lead to tension between those living within the borders of the EU and we should leave it out.