"Although the report was into the wider question of French secularism, debate on the issue has focused on the wearing of Islamic headscarves in schools.
The commission's recommendations would outlaw the Jewish kippa, large Christian crosses and the Islamic headscarf, which would be considered overt religious symbols. "

So you can show the world your thong, but to wear a skullcap is a bad thing. Lord forbid you admit in a public school that religion exists. Well, secular humanism is ok, but any other religion is illega.

I seem to recall something about the gov't not prohibiting the free exercise of religion. That would be our constituton, though, and not theirs, and it's not like we've used ours since 1968.

I'm really hoping Europe and the US decide to nuke each other out of existance. I'd give at least my bank account for that.