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Tue 05 May 2004France open to reference to religionFRANCE/THE EU: The French Prime Minister, Mr Jean-Pierre Raffarin, has modified his stance on the inclusion of a reference to Christianity in the European Constitution. Mr Raffarin said in Dublin yesterday that Paris was not hostile to a reference to Christianity and said he was ready to compromise on the question as long as it was done in the "right way".France has previously resisted a reference to Christianity in the draft treaty proposed by the Convention on the Future of Europe, whose preamble cites "religious values" but does not single out any particular tradition.