France has been debating a ban on women wearing veils in public for some time now.

The nonbinding resolution amounts to a policy statement and is widely expected to win approval in a vote Tuesday night in the National Assembly.

The next step will be discussion of a draft law on banning burka-like veils in public. The government is still drafting that bill, which is more divisive than Tuesday’s resolution.

Tis the season for confessions again folks. This year, churches are set to be open all hours (a midnight madness, so-the-speak) to herd-in the sinners, free them of their sins and set them on their way for another round.

Did the big guy himself conduct such ceremonies/rituals or was it a later addition to…?

What was the purpose behind it? How has it changed over the years?

Isn’t it great to have a “get out of jail free card” or to know that regardless of the sinful act you can always wipe the slate clean simply by confessing?