Location: Humanities Center, Levinthal Hall Contact: pmsumana@stanford.edu Denis Lacorne- Bliss Carnochan Lecturer, Humanities CenterFrance and the United States share common principles on the separation of church and state, secularism, laïcité. Both countries have seen similar discussions in the search for “reasonable accommodations” of religious symbols and practices.  In applying these practices, however, the French state and the U.S. government act quite differently, particularly in the regulation of religious symbols in the public space. This talk will examine reasons for this apparent “tolerance gap” between the two societies. Examples include the display of crosses, the Ten Commandments, and yarmulkes in the United States, and Islamic headscarves, niqabs (face veils), crucifixes and kippas in France. Sponsor: Humanities Center Audience: The Limits of Tolerance: Religious Symbols in the Public Space in France and the United StatesFacebookTwitterEmailPrintAdd to CalendarDenis Lacorne- Bliss Carnochan Lecturer, Humanities CenterFrance and the United States share common principles on the separation of church and state, secularism, laïcité. Both countries have seen similar discussions in the search for “reasonable accommodations” of religious symbols and practices.  In applying these practices, however, the French state and the U.S. government act quite differently, particularly in the regulation of religious symbols in the public space. This talk will examine reasons for this apparent “tolerance gap” between the two societies. Examples include the display of crosses, the Ten Commandments, and yarmulkes in the United States, and Islamic headscarves, niqabs (face veils), crucifixes and kippas in France. When:Monday, February 25, 2013. 6:00 PM. Approximate duration of 1.50 hour(s). Where:Humanities Center, Levinthal Hall (Map) Sponsor:Humanities Center Contact:pmsumana@stanford.edu Admission:Free and open to the publicAudience:General Public, Faculty/Staff, Students, Alumni/Friends, MembersTags:lecture, international, humanitiesPermalink:http://events.stanford.edu/events/359/35979 More info...Last modified January 30, 2013. Free and open to the public