Facts not Secularism

In "The Politics of Religion and Turkish Succession" Hurd writes that "Judeo-Christian Secularism is a form of political authority and a political project in which Judeo Christian religion and modern secular politics commingle in a realization of a Western religious tradition (409)." This Judeo-Christian Secularism is described to be the basis what is 'European' and serves as a template for how European countries engage in policies and build relationships with other's. Because Turkey does not share the same "Europeanness" as the other EU member states. However i don't think that this really matters because regardless if this is the reason or not, the Muslim nations continue to engage in conflicts with themselves and others. Have been for quite some time now. Turkey amongst other muslim nations have shown how difficult it is for them to cooperate with one other nation. How are they going to cooperate with 27? Additionally the EU has been doing remarkably well. In the article Hurd points out that if Turkey is let into the EU it opens up the doors to other countries such as Georgia, Armenia, Moldavia...maybe RUSSIA. Given the history of these countries (and other Central Asian countries that could be admitted) I don't blame the EU for their decision to not want Turkey. The Soviet Union was one of the two major world powers and within a fairly short amount of fell off the Map (literally). Russia is what's left of the former USSR and given that little bit of history i don't believe the EU is ready to jeopardize the success they have attained thus far, especially for countries that for whatever reasons they just don't seem to like very much. It's their Union, they formed, and they decide who they want to Join. Maybe if Turkey gave the EU more of a reason to want them, they would.