Public, private schools ban wearing religious symbols.(World)(French rules on school clothing)(Brief Article)

National Catholic Reporter | November 28, 2003 | Copyright

PARIS -- French Roman Catholic bishops expressed dismay over new efforts to ban the wearing of religious symbols, like crosses, in public schools and some private schools in France. The proposed ban "seems to us a regression of freedom of expression," said Bishop Jean-Pierre Ricard, president of the Council of Bishops in France, during a closing speech of the group's annual meeting in Lourdes.

The question of wearing religious accessories to public school first surfaced earlier this year, after a number of Muslim girls refused to take off their veils or headscarves ...

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