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January 10, 2013

Huge income inequality is violence, says French Protestant leader

A senior French Protestant has called growing income inequality a form of violence and has asked for self-restraint among high earners in a time of austerity.
January 10, 2013

In praise of income limits: a call for self-regulation

The gap between very high incomes and low salaries has been widening for several years, says Laurent Schlumberger, president of the national council of the Reformed Church of France. Where governments and consumers are reluctant to act, there is still a moral imperative on high earners to refuse grossly unequal remuneration, he argues.
February 15, 2012

French evangelical Christianity is on the rise

According to census figures, some 600,000 French residents are members of evangelical churches, with 460,000 regularly practicing; a ten-fold increase on 1950.
February 13, 2012

French candidate wants to put church-state separation into constitution

The Socialist front-runner in the race for the French presidency wants the separation of church and state to be put directly into the constitution.
January 31, 2012

French Protestants focus on collaborative chaplaincy

Meeting in Paris, the Protestant Federation of France examined the issues chaplains face in hospitals, prisons and the military and urged support for chaplaincy work.
January 26, 2012

France's Armenian Genocide bill threatens free speech, says Amnesty

A bill passed by the French Senate makes it a criminal offence to publicly question events termed as genocide under French law, raising serious free speech issues.
April 11, 2011

Amnesty condemns France for 'shameful' public face veil ban

Amnesty has condemned the detention of several people protesting against the French law banning any form of clothing publicly concealing the face.
September 1, 2010

French Protestants protest against Roma expulsions

France's main Protestant grouping has added its voice to criticism of government repatriation of Roma migrants and demolishing Roma camps.
July 25, 2010

French government told to end discrimination against Roma people

Amnesty International is calling on French President Nicolas Sarkozy to combat widespread discrimination against Roma and Travellers in France
July 22, 2010

Why a face veil ban is dangerous

A law banning the burqa will not resolve the identity crisis many European countries are going through, nor will it help towards the integration of European citizens, says Valerie Hartwich. The burqa is but a crystallisation, an expression of these tensions.