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Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Let them be reassured, it has never been one of our intentions to ban religion in society, but solely to protect the national education system from any conspicuous display of religious affiliation.

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Jean-Pierre Raffarin is clarifying that the goal is not to prohibit religion in general, but to keep religious symbols or expressions out of public schools. This is intended to maintain neutrality and focus within the national education system without promoting any particular faith.

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