Richard Bernstein is a former foreign correspondent for the New York Times and served as its Paris bureau chief from 1984 to 1987. He is the author of Fragile Glory: A Portrait of France and the French.
The Rise of Anti-Christian Attacks in France
[T]here is nothing at all unusual about an attack on a Christian religious site these days in France — or, for that matter, elsewhere in Europe. The French police recorded 129 thefts and 877 acts of vandalism at Catholic sites — mostly churches and cemeteries — in 2018, and there has been no respite this year. The Conference of French Bishops reported 228 “violent anti-Christian acts” in France in the first three months of 2019 alone, taking place in every region of the country. What’s going on?