France
French hypocrisy
When they insult blacks = racism When they mock Jews = antisemitism When they mock women = hostility to women When they insult Islam = freedom of speech
Beauty and the Beast: an everyday story of life in France
The photo at the top shows Sylvain Helaine, an elementary school teacher in Palaiseau, France who teaches children up to six years old. The photo underneath is of the head of the Sorbonne University Students’ Union in Paris, Maryam Pougetoux…. Read More ›
Now this is how to give a talk.
Jacques Lacan (died 1981) was a French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist who has been called “the most controversial psycho-analyst since Freud”. Giving yearly seminars in Paris from 1953 to 1981, Lacan influenced many leading French intellectuals in the 1960s and the… Read More ›
The far-right suggested he was a Muslim. In fact he is a devout Catholic. Nantes cathedral fire: Altar server charged with arson – Catholic Herald
A church volunteer has admitted to starting the fire at Nantes Cathedral and was charged with arson on Saturday. The 39-year-old Rwandan refugee — who had been detained and released by the police immediately following the July 18 fire… Read More ›