Islamic Terrorists Strike France

In France, for example, 8 percent of younger people said they were certain that God exists, compared with 26 percent of the people 68 and older. - See more at: http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2012/04/18/belief-god-rises-age-even-atheist-nations#sthash.mhYcJKAh.dpuf

So what is it a French Muslim or a Frenchman?

No. France is predominantly a Catholic country, although they are not as far down that route as say Italy or Spain.

The brilliant thing about France though, is that their government and state buildings and institutions are totally secular. No hint of religion is allowed.

actually 13 were killed in Fort Hood and 32 suffered gunshot wounds, so it was actually much worse in terms of fatalities and injuries, but the shootings in Paris being perpetrated against mostly civilians is certainly the more horrendous

6% Muslims.

This apparent paradox is caused by the word “integration,” which has taken on a very particular connotation in French political discourse. The social scientific definition of “integration” refers to a dual process whereby immigrants embrace and become invested in their new home and are, in turn, accepted as equals by those who were there before them. In French political discourse, however, the term “integration”generally loses the reciprocal connotation. Here, a “failure of integration”refers lopsidedly to the inability of immigrants to assimilate into local customs and attitudes, consequently retaining markers of social difference that set them apart.

The central point Bleich and Maxwell make is that French Muslims identify with and participate in their nation. They are, according to the first sense of the social science definition, an integration success. Dionne stresses, however, that French Muslims remain “unintegrated” in the second sense: they are still socially and politically marginalized, suffering from discrimination in terms of employment, housing, and even treatment in school — all three of which I highlight extensively in my book

Lets remember that the French have been through so many centuries of religious war,

You are repeating the point made in the quoted piece from djjd.

So your point was?

Maybe sarcasm?

Maybe the drinking symbol was to warn us that you had had one too many?

and seem to be intimidated by Englishmen.

My point (for the severely obtuse) is that as a Veteran I find the use of the phrase, "more horrendous", despicable.

Well, there are French Jews, French Catholics, French Lutherans ... all these are French females and French males.

Actually, if memory serves, I have a feeling that djjd doesn't actually live in the USA (re. Laying their lives down comment).

Could be wrong.

i live in the shadow of the red wings (canadian side), as long as they go up in flames i'm happy