Imam Assimilation à la Francaise
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007R. John Matthies:
… France, far from those “Cheese-eating surrender monkeys” depicted in “The Simpsons,” has distinguished itself (since the Paris terror bombings of 1986, especially) as a nation uniquely disposed to trample toes of intolerant faith. For better or for worse, the practice of religion – since the Revolution and the Law of Separation (1905), especially – has become, for the State, no less than a matter of public order and public safety. For this reason, the policing of even “non-violent radicals” and radical clerics has become something of a national pastime. …
Cross-posted at netwmd.com and IsraPundit