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Alain Finkielkraut, Septembre 2017. ©Hannah ASSOULINE/Opale/Leemage |
Has France lost a portion of her heart? I hope not!
I have dear friends and family who love France and have spent time there. Most of them have wonderful things to say
about her. However, occasionally there
are reports that certain individuals are targeting certain groups with verbal
and physical violence to both person and property. I found two examples today. A recent video captures Alain
Finkielkraut, a Jewish French philosopher, as he is verbally assaulted on
the streets of Paris. On an up note, French President Emmanuel
Macron tweeted and spoke against the attack. Since the beginning of February, there have
been nearly 10 occasions of vandalism and defilement of Catholic churches in
France. According to a
report, vandals have “smashed statues, knocked down tabernacles, scattered
or destroyed the Eucharist, burnt altar cloths and torn down crosses, among
other acts of desecration of religious items.”
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