French court wants religious Mary statue to be removed

The Western French municipality of Les Sables-d'Olonne has six months to remove the statue of Saint Michael from a square in the name of secularism. A judge ruled this last week after a complaint lodged by a group of freethinkers.

In front of St Michael's church in the western French coastal town of Sables-d'Olonne, Archangel Michael stands proudly on his pedestal. But for how long?

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)).