US EditionSecularism in France: Ten Things to Know About the Law of Separation of Churches and the State
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On the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the law of 1905, Vincent Jeanbrun, Minister of Housing and the City, former mayor of L'Haÿ-les-Roses, pleads for a defense of demanding secularism, especially in "many neighborhoods" where it is no longer an obvious one.
As the 120 years of the law on the separation of the Church and the State approached, several initiatives were organized in Limousin to better understand and apply secularism in everyday life. A training for neighbourhood leaders made it possible to clarify what the law allows or prohibits.
On December 9, 1905, the law of separation of the churches and the state was passed at the initiative of the socialist deputy Aristide Briand. There is no longer any official state religion in France. This text, which will redefine relations between the republic and religious cults, is considered to be the founding act of the principle of secularism.
On 9 December 1905 the law of separation of the Church and the State was promulgated. Today, academics and associations are concerned about the hardening of this republican principle. Neutrality becomes a pretext of discrimination, especially against Muslims.
As a calendar of Advent, the site e-laicite.fr distills 120 information on secularism during the 120 years of the law of 1905 separating the churches and the state.
The Republic and the Church were able to emerge from the confrontation to make the law of 1905 on secularism, of which 120 years are celebrated, a law of freedom, stresses Ambroise Laurent. However, he is concerned about the resurgence of a secularism of anti-religious combat, especially in social and ethical debates.
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