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March 5, 2024
William Upton
Culture
World

France Removes Christian Cross From 2024 Olympic Promotional Art.

The Christian cross adorning some of Paris’s most recognizable buildings has been removed from the official poster promoting the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games, which are being held in the French capital. Designed by the Parisian illustrator Ugo Gattoni, the surrealist poster features the Dôme des Invalides sans the cross, which sits atop its spire.

Gattoni’s poster was unveiled on Monday and displayed in Paris’s historic Musée d’Orsay. The design is actually two illustrations, one for the Olympic Games and another for the Paralympics, which can be combined into a single surrealist image of the city.

Paris 2024 poster

“It’s a new, key moment in the Paris 2024 story,” said Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet at the unveiling of the poster before continuing: “We’ve tried to be different and imagine posters that look like us, posters that go beyond a mere logo.”

Once considered “the eldest daughter of the Church,” the French nation became increasingly secular following the French Revolution in the 18th century. Subsequent governments in France have, at times, engaged in aggressive — and even violent — anti-Christian actions. The current French Republic, led by President Emmanuel Macron, has seen several ancient churches demolished — including one dating to the 12th Century, which was torn down last year. Over the last several years, incidents of vandalism and arson have destroyed many medieval Christian churches around the country.

Christians have not been alone in being persecuted for their religion in France. Following Hamas’s barbaric October 7 terrorist attack against Israel, Jewish neighborhoods around France saw upticks in anti-semitic attacks.

This week, France became the first country in the world to enshrine the murder of unborn babies into its constitution.

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The Christian cross adorning some of Paris’s most recognizable buildings has been removed from the official poster promoting the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic games, which are being held in the French capital. Designed by the Parisian illustrator Ugo Gattoni, the surrealist poster features the Dôme des Invalides sans the cross, which sits atop its spire. show more
March 1, 2024
Media
Religion

POLITICO Reporter Apologizes After Smearing Christians, U.S. Founding.

POLITICO reporter Heidi Przybyla issued a public apology on Thursday for insisting those who believe their rights come from God are “extremists” and “Christian nationalists.” Przybyla’s apology was published in response to a letter sent to POLITICO‘s leadership by two national Christian organizations.

The Family Research Council and Catholic Vote criticized Przybyla for exhibiting what they deemed as a “disqualifying lack of knowledge of the United States of America’s founding documents and a profoundly prejudicial view toward American religious groups.”

In her written apology, Przybyla attempted to clarify her comments — stressing the difference between Christianity as a religion and Christian Nationalism as a political movement. She admitted to her responsibility as a reporter to use words with precision and expressed remorse for falling short in her recent reporting and media appearances.

“Many people have views about our rights as Americans that would coincide with those of many of our nation’s founders,” she wrote, noting that the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. was also an advocate of natural rights. Przybyla has repeatedly insinuated that conservatives who make appeals to natural rights are pushing a “Christian nationalist” agenda.

Despite acknowledging her original mistake, Przybyla insisted she does not harbor a “bias against religion.” She said that a pluralistic society should appreciate that both sides of policy debates may possess religious or idealistic convictions. This response, however, has received mixed reactions.

The Family Research Council President Tony Perkins and Catholic Vote President Brian Burch referred to Przybyla’s comments as “deeply disturbing” in their open letter to POLITICO. They argue her words were more calculated than “clumsy” and call for POLITICO to address what they perceive as religious hostility.

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POLITICO reporter Heidi Przybyla issued a public apology on Thursday for insisting those who believe their rights come from God are "extremists" and "Christian nationalists." Przybyla's apology was published in response to a letter sent to POLITICO's leadership by two national Christian organizations. show more
February 1, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
Religion
UK

WATCH – London Cop Orders Christian to Stop Singing Hymns: ‘Not Allowed Outside Church.’

A recording of a police officer in Sadiq Khan’s London telling Gospel singer Harmonie London she was “not allowed to sing church songs outside of church grounds” has gone viral on social media.

Metropolitan Police volunteer officer Maya Hadzhipetkova, speaking with a thick foreign accent, can be seen insisting that Christian hymns cannot be sung “outside of church grounds unless you have, uh, unless you’re authorized by the church to do this kind of songs [sic],” which is untrue.

The footage then cuts to the policewoman and another officer walking away from the scene while being challenged on whether or not her false statements contradicted the Human Rights Act. The officer responds by sticking her tongue out at the camera.

The interaction generated significant backlash for the Metropolitan Police on X, formerly Twitter, with the force responding to users saying they were “working to understand the context in which these comments were made.”

The Metropolitan Police claimed the dispute centered on “a specific by-law related to busking.” Still, X users questioned this, as busking is an entirely separate issue from whether “church songs” can be sung “outside of church grounds.”

The force then flipped the script, complaining X users were making “personal and hurtful” comments about their officer and warning: “This is unacceptable.”

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A recording of a police officer in Sadiq Khan's London telling Gospel singer Harmonie London she was "not allowed to sing church songs outside of church grounds" has gone viral on social media. show more