An article about protestantism in Brittany:Â Le Protestantisme Breton | Huguenots en France.
Category: France
French Secularism – Laicite
The BBc has an interesting page on the concept of laicity, that is our own brand of secularism:Â BBC – h2g2 – French Secularism – Laicite. It underlines the importance of history to understand the French mindset. One of the key sentences is:
However, because of past precedent it is very easy for the French to interpret any strong religious views as a direct threat to their freedom and way of life, even when this is not the intention.
Les évangéliques, fer de lance du protestantisme en France | Slate
Les évangéliques s’imposent chez les protestants français
Here is an article about evangelicals in the national paper le Figaro: Les évangéliques s’imposent chez les protestants français.
You’ll find the polls mentioned in the article here: enquetepasteur and here: enqueteprotestants. I’ve only just scanned it so far. I may be able to give a fuller report later this week.
Visit to St Brieuc
I had to go to St Brieuc this morning in order to get a paper to have the card registered in this country. As I turned around a street corner, here is what i saw:
Paimpol Baptist Church
Caradoc Jones was a Welsh missionary who ministered in Paimpol for many years. The chapel he built is still standing, although there is no minister at the moment. It looks very much like a Welsh chapel from the outside.
