[dd74]

French Napoleonic law, eh? And didn't Napoleon crown himself "Emperor?"

Increasingly, I have less personal problems with religious symbols in public places. I just ignore them. But the symbolism of church and state mixing with one another can be troublesome, at least in the U.S. As far as I can see with France, it might be slightly different. Two prevailing issues come to mind:

1) The outstanding reason this legislature was passed had to do with girls wearing Muslim headresses in the French schools - scarves and such. Crosses, the Star of David, etc., were lumped in there to show fairness.

2) This was also done to give a message to the world that France isn't a country that favors a faith that is so closely tied with today's terrorism. Again, all other faiths were conveniently thrown into the mix.

BTW: Alabama was the state where the 10 Commandments were removed from the state house.