Posted on 12/03/2016 2:03:46 PM PST by Steelfish
French Town Told Park's Virgin Mary Statue Must Go
The Virgin Mary, Jesus and Joseph are widely represented in European public art.
A French town has been told it must take down its statue of the Virgin Mary to comply with a national ban on religious symbols in public spaces, the town's mayor said on Saturday.
A court has given the town of Publier, in eastern France, three months to remove the work. If it fails to do so, it will be fined €100 (£80; $105) a day. Mayor Gaston Lacroix said he will try to relocate the marble statue on private land.
The image of the mother of Jesus has been standing on the shores of Lake Geneva since 2011
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Put it up across the street from the nearest mosque.
Changing the national ban seems to be the answer.
Electing Le Pen is the real answer.
A simple “NON !” will suffice.
Coming from the birthplace of the Enlightenment, I’m surprised it took this long.
Take down all Christian symbols as they might offend the wonderful Muslim invaders in France.
Then, let the wonderful Muslims take over the streets like they have in Paris!
The Youtube video below shows what happened to Paris, a sanctuary city in France in 2016.
In 2017, this horrible scene will be replicated in Europe’s and America’s sanctuary cities, as illegals flock to sanctuary cities, which will welcome them.
PARIS 2016: Scenes From The Apocalypse - African Mass Immigration Ruins Streets Of France
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek1ENuEyWHE
Simple...Sell the space to a private party.
a guy with the name “the Cross” doesn’t want Christianity in his town...
Okaaaaaaay
That would be Florence, not Paris
“The Virgin Mary is widely represented in France”?
She APPEARED in France in four places appproved by investigation
Why are the French allowing themselves to be overrun? Sigh. Ok. But the brits are too
I was thinking of France itself, rather than a particular town.
Florence, renaissance
Paris, enlightenment?
Are there not statues of Jeanne d’Arc all over France??
Probably Jeanne Moreau.
Sacre bleu! SELL municipal lands claimed for the public to a PRIVATE concern? Have you no respect for the exalted superior position of le gouverment?
And Joan of Arc? Must be a few of those around.
Enlightenment was actually an European phenomenon with London, Florence, and Paris all playing their part with various writers and philosophers.
move the Mary/Joseph statues to the local church
and
put up a nice big statue of Charles Martel where the Marian statue used to be
Gaston is a Gascon. Feed him to the escargot.
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