Covid-19 Regulations Did Not Allow Church Services Compared to Other Services

Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Place
Paris
Categories
  • Government Restrictions
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Political
Societal Sphere
  • Governmental
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Other (text field)
  • Contractual Freedom
  • Freedom of Association and Assembly
  • Freedom of Religion
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • No
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: Engin Akyurt on Unsplash

The Christian Democratic Party has filed an appeal with the Council of State to obtain permission to hold services before the end of May. Jean Frédéric Poisson requested the infringement of the fundamental freedom of worship. Small businesses, such as hairdressing salons, were given permission to operate, while religious services were not. He also asked for the re-establishment of worship services in the low-risk departments.

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