In a landmark ruling that highlights the growing ideological divide across Europe, the EU’s top court has ordered Poland to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere in the European Union—even though Polish law does not recognize such unions. The case centered on a Polish couple who married in Berlin in 2018 and later moved back to Poland, where authorities refused to acknowledge their marriage certificate. The European Court of Justice ruled that while marriage laws remain a national matter, EU freedom-of-movement rights supersede domestic policies. In essence, any same-sex marriage “lawfully concluded” in one EU country must be treated as valid across all member states. The ruling does not force Poland to legalize same-sex marriage internally, but it does require the country to recognize these unions for any EU citizens returning home.

This decision reflects the accelerating push toward a unified European legal and moral framework—one that increasingly overrides national sovereignty. Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia have resisted the cultural revolution sweeping the West, but rulings like this reveal how the EU is shaping a continent-wide value system that is anything but biblical. Daniel 2 and 7 describe a final empire marked by iron mixed with clay—strong yet fractured, unified yet divided. Decisions like this expose the tension within Europe: a political super-structure attempting to enforce ideological conformity on nations that hold traditional values. As Europe moves toward greater integration, believers must watch with discernment. These cultural battles are not merely political shifts—they are part of the moral and spiritual realignment Scripture warns will precede the rise of the final global order.

SOURCE: BBC