Separation between religions and States
Prospects for Secularism in Canada & Quebec
This report for Canada is available in the Congress of the Americas section.
Separation between religions and States
Current Situation of Separation in France
The separation between Religions and the State in France has been the subject of a number of comments outside France. Some foreigners consider it as a model to be adopted while others firmly reject it. Everyone sees it according to their own or local concerns but eventually few people really Read more…
Against public funding of religions
Public Funding of Religions in France
Report of the National Federation of Freethought (Libre Pensée) The Constitution of October 4, 1958 provides that the French Republic is democratic, secular and social. Moreover, the law of December 9, 1905, which has a constitutional range, institutes the separation of the Churches and State. Its article 2 provides that Read more…
Denounce crimes of priests
Sex crimes and offences committed by priests against under age children
The reader will find a survey on major convictions that have recently appeared in the news, involving clerics in the French territory. As reliable statistics are lacking, it is generally assumed that this type of crime has not been as widespread in France as in other countries. M. Henri Tincq, Read more…