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>> the French Republic put a very strong emphasize on equality among citizens > That's a strange interpretation. France is one of the countries with the highes
by ldng 5y ago
>> the French Republic put a very strong emphasize on equality among citizens
> That's a strange interpretation. France is one of the countries with the highest levels of inequalities, and one of the most racist countries on earth where even little girls can't be allowed into school if they display signs of muslim worship (but a christian cross is fine). Also, many people who reside in France are denied citizenship.
It is not an interpretation, it is the law that you are either genuinely misunderstanding or knowingly misrepresenting. Most of the time, those misrepresenting it do have an agenda.
The French Republic respect every religion and THUS disallow active proselytism within its institutions PRECISELY to enforce respect of EVERYONE'S freedom of religion choice. And, no a christian cross is not, by law, allowed either. Nor any ostentatious religious sign of any religion. Period.
All that said, it is true that the law is not always correctly applied (or even understand for that matter). That does not make it lawful.
- southerntofu 5y ago> All that said, it is true that the law is not always correctly applied (or even understand for that matter). That does not make it lawful. Although i would argue controlling people's aesthetics is against freedom of conscience, i know we all have rights on paper. I'm more concerned with the actual situation day-to-day than what the law says. The french law also says you have the right to decent housing, but what's of interest to me is that there's hundreds of thousands of mishoused/homeless people when there's literally millions of empty apartments (source: INSEE) waiting for them.