Religious stuff

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The French want to pass a law banning religious symbols (headscarves, kippas, and 'large Christian crosses', whatever that means) from being worn in schools 'to protect the secular nature of the state'.

The world has gone mad.

My sister told me tonight that 'did you know the Pope has absolved the Jews for the death of Jesus?' Well, isn't that nice of him. I feel like apologising for the people that say they share my religion. OTOH, I could just disown them. What's the point in claiming to be a Christian if you forget the bits about love and mercy and compassion?

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[fernwithy.livejournal.com]

Alas, this sort of thing is why I think there's going to be another major, horrible war in Europe, and sooner rather than later. Not because the Muslim immigrant population is getting restless--it's always been restless--but because for decades, European high culture has been essentially asking Europeans to put up with it and go quietly into the night, and people are starting to get sick of it. The existence of a law like this suggests that we're getting very close to a breaking point. Something's going to happen, and some leader or other will rally the troops. If I were an Arab in France right now, I'd be looking for the next plane out. I think a law like this suggests that it's too late to try and smooth things over.