They take a stand to “preserve the nativity scenes” from Christmas.
Twenty LR senators propose to modify the law on secularism of 1905 in order to "preserve nurseries" which are "cultural and non-cult symbols" and "immemorial traditions of the French nation", explain the elected officials in a press release published Thursday.
The senators, led by Stéphane Le Rudulier (LR / Bouches-du-Rhône), have tabled a bill in response to recent court decisions which ordered the withdrawal of Christmas cribs installed at the town hall of Perpignan by the mayor RN Louis Aliot and of Béziers (Hérault) whose mayor Robert Ménard is close to this party.
The League of Human Rights (LDH) had seized justice in summary proceedings, an emergency procedure, considering that these crèches were contrary to the law of 1905.
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"The symbols of our traditions are attacked by an extremist and wokist political movement which aims to deconstruct what we are: Christmas trees, nativity scenes, santons, galettes des rois and even Easter eggs are targeted", wrote the group of senators. authors of the proposal.
The elected officials propose to complete article 28 “by adding exceptional cases in connection with the immemorial traditions of France.
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The nurseries of Beaucaire (Gard), whose far-right mayor is Julien Sanchez, and of Béziers are regularly the subject of legal proceedings, but continue to be installed each year by the city councilors.
In Perpignan, the nursery, deemed non-transportable by the town hall, will remain in the town hall and will be dismantled at the start of the school year in January.
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