Sightings Articles

Islamo-Leftism and Hope, Faith, and Charity in Modern France
Those demanding adherence to secularism would do well to remember the Christian theological virtues...
April 8, 2021

The Problem with Freedom from Religion
Laïcité must reckon with the continuing impact of French colonial history ...
March 8, 2021

Mourning (and Not Mourning) Notre Dame
Last Monday, millions around the world mourned as, in real time on the news and over social media, we witnessed the fire that consumed the roof of Notre Dame and threatened the cathedral’s total destruction. And yet, some did not share in this...
April 25, 2019

A Crisis of Faith in Laïcité
A few weeks ago in late August, a woman was napping on a crowded beach in Nice when a group of police officers approached and ordered her to remove her shirt. In a striking sequence of photos, a photographer for AFP captured the scene (see Gillman, e...