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France’s Macron Pushes Controls on Religion to Pressure Mosques - The Wall Street Journal
Jun 22, 2021 37 secs

The government has taken these actions as a precursor to a much broader push to rein in the independence of mosques and other religious organizations across France.

Macron has submitted a bill to Parliament, called the Law Reinforcing Respect of the Principles of the Republic, that would empower the government to permanently close houses of worship and dissolve religious organizations, without court order, if it finds that any of their members are provoking violence or inciting hatred.

Religious organizations would have to obtain government permits every five years to continue operating, and have their accounts certified annually if they receive foreign funding.

It applies to all houses of worship, including churches and synagogues, but the government’s actions are aimed at mosques and Islamic organizations.

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