Pedro Sanchez is sworn in as Spain's new prime minister

[Pope George Ringo II]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44340879

Mr Sánchez, who is an atheist, took the oath to protect the constitution without a bible or crucifix - a first in Spain's modern history.

In a brief ceremony at the royal residence in Madrid on Saturday, Mr Sánchez, 46, promised to "faithfully fulfil" his duties "with conscience and honour, with loyalty to the king, and to guard and have guarded the constitution as a fundamental state rule".

Putting the fine points of Spanish politics aside, it would be nice to live in a country where an atheist can successfully--or even seriously--run for political office. Score yet another for secular Europe.

edit: DU doesn't like the cut-and-paste I did of the headline with an accented "a" in the man's name.

[MineralMan]

1. Yes. DU's admins limited the characters that can be used

in thread titles after the election night hack.

[Major Nikon]

2. I thought Europe wasn't all that secular

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1218286171

[Pope George Ringo II]

3. Egad.

That's a...peculiar...way of looking at reality.