religion in France
Let an agent describe religion in France with attribution to communities, surveys and scholars, explain laicite and its legal framework, present regional variation including overseas France, and handle contested matters neutrally.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand The religious landscape.
Traditions
Traditions and numbers.
Traditions
Traditions.
- Which religious traditions are present in France and in what proportions, according to surveys and communities, given that the state collects no religious census? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed and neutral? boundary
Regions
Regional and overseas variation.
Regions
Regions.
- How does religion vary across metropolitan regions and overseas territories such as Guadeloupe and French Guiana? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific region? action
Law Laicite and law.
Laicite
Laicite.
Laicite
Laicite.
- What is laicite, how does the 1905 law separate churches and state, and how do scholars and communities interpret it? provenance
- Which entry fits secularism? action
Debates
Contested laws and debates.
Debates
Debates.
- What debates surround religious symbols, schools and public life, with positions of the state, communities and courts attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
History History.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did religion in France develop through the Reformation, Revolution, concordat and separation, according to historians? provenance
- Which entry fits French history? action
Recent
Recent change.
Recent
Recent.
- How have secularisation, immigration and new movements changed religious life since the twentieth century? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Learn Culture and study.
Culture
Religion and culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How does religious heritage shape French art, holidays and public life? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific tradition? action
Study
Study.
Study
Study.
- Which sources and surveys are reliable for studying religion in France? provenance
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ORG
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Christianity in France, Hinduism in France, Bahá'í Faith in France, Buddhism in France, religion in Guadeloupe, religion in French Guiana, Religion in Wallis and Futuna, religion in Besançon, Judaism in Bayonne, religion in Hauts-de-France, religion in France in 19th century, religion in Marseille
What it is Filled
The religious landscape of France, including its overseas regions such as Guadeloupe and French Guiana, in which Catholicism has been historically dominant, alongside Islam as the second largest religion, Protestantism, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, the Bahai Faith and other traditions, and a large non-religious population, all within the constitutional principle of laicite that separates religion and state and guarantees freedom of belief; religion in France is shaped by revolutionary and republican history and by ongoing debates about laicite.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe religion in France with attribution to communities, surveys and scholars, explain laicite and its legal framework, present regional variation including overseas France, and handle contested matters neutrally.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Laicite
- Catholic heritage
- Religious diversity
- Overseas variation
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Stigmatise any religion or its followers in France.
- Infer individuals' religion from names or appearance.
- Present one interpretation of laicite as the only one.
- Collect data on people's religion contrary to law.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing analyses that identify religious groups in localities.
May
- Describe religion in France with official statistics and their limits.
- Explain laicite and the legal framework neutrally.
- Represent each tradition fairly and with its own terms.
Moral aspects Filled
- Religion and secularism are sensitive public issues in France.
- Minorities face discrimination; accuracy matters.
Who is affected
- Believers of every tradition
- Non-religious people
- Religious minorities
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: held by the people and communities who practise; the state regulates religious associations.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q13198592 - registry parent class
related
- religion on the Earth - category
- religion in Russia - another country entry
- commune of France - local context
- irreligion - the non-religious population
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.religion-in-france
- Wikidata: Q2664394 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2664394)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Religions practised in France and overseas France
- Catholic heritage, Islam, other traditions, non-religion
- Religion in other countries and specific religions are separate entries
- Not physical; a social landscape.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe traditions with attribution
- explain laicite and law
- present regional variation
- handle contested matters neutrally
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Unattributed claims about laicite debates
- Presenting contested laws without positions attributed
- Outdated survey figures
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- The 1905 law on separation of churches and state
- Constitutional guarantees of freedom of belief
- Laws on religious symbols in public institutions
Context of use required Filled
- Religious landscape of France.
- Catholicism in France
- Islam in France
- Protestantism and Judaism in France
- Buddhism, Hinduism, Bahai Faith and other traditions
- religion in overseas regions such as Guadeloupe and French Guiana
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q2664394: religion in France - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Religion in France - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each tradition in France be a separate entry?
- How should surveys be linked?
- How should legal debates be attributed?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q2664394/spec.json