French university cracks down on praying students

A statue of the Virgin Mary must leave its pedestal in the French town of La Flotte. The figure has a religious background and is, therefore, an attack on secularism, a court ruled.

There is an increase in “attacks” on secularism law in France at schools. More people take their religious beliefs to school, where that is forbidden.

Christians regularly practice self-censorship when faced with secular intolerance. This is the conclusion of several Christian human rights organizations in a [report published in June](Chilling_Effect_2022_-_ONLINE_Version_A4.pdf (intoleranceagainstchristians.eu)).