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French Minister of Interior apologises for “unfortunate” remarks against evangelicals

French evangelicals denounced that his comments “offended many evangelicals in France and several European countries”. Minister promised that “this bad experience will not happen again”.

FUENTES CNEF, Evangeliques.info AUTOR 5/Evangelical_Focus 16 DE FEBRERO DE 2021 10:55 h
The Minister of Interior of France, Gérald Darmanin. / Twitter Gérald Darmanin.

The President and the General Director of the National Council of Evangelicals in France (CNEF), had a meeting with the Interior Minister's adviser for religious affairs on 9 February, to discuss Gérald Darmanin's latest remarks about evangelicals in France.



The Interior Minister had said in an interview with TV broadcaster C News, that “evangelicals are a very important problem […] obviously not a problem of the same nature than the Islamism that makes terrorist attacks and deaths”.



After the meeting, the CNEF pointed out in a statement that “in the context of the examination of the draft law to strengthen secularism and the republican principles, inappropriate comments by ministers and elected representatives have offended many evangelical Protestants in France and in several European countries”.



The evangelical entity “questioned the Ministry of the Interior and, at the same time, we wanted to resist any victimizing temptation and any media outbidding”, because such actions “would not necessarily conform to the model of Christ”.



 



“The expressions used had been unfortunate”



According to the CNEF, during the meeting, the Interior Minister's adviser for religious affairs “acknowledged that the expressions used had been unfortunate. They could possibly concern very specific cases but not evangelicals in general”.



He also promised that “this bad experience will not happen again” and stressed that “Darmanin's speech during the CNEF's 10th anniversary remained totally relevant”. In autumn, the Interior Minister had joined the online event of the evangelical body.



Back then, the Minister stated, among other things, that “being a believer often makes it possible to be a good citizen” and thanked the CNEF for the “relationship of trust” they have with the government.



 



Draft law to strengthen secularism



The text of the controversial so called anti-separatism draft law is currently being debated by French parlamentarians and it will be examined by senators in March.



“Aware of what is at stake in terms of freedom of religion, we ask for prayers”, the CNEF said. They also organised a video conference open to all on 11 February to analyse the draft law and pray.



“May the Spirit of God, in His wisdom and boldness, help us”, the Evangelical Council concludes.


 

 


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Samuel
17/02/2021
22:17 h
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Who has asked for apologize, the minister or the Interior Minister's adviser for religious affairs? It's not the same to me.
 



 
 
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