I looked up the wiki article on the flag. It looks like it is a Christian symbol. At least according to the article.
“The Fleurdelisé takes its white cross over a blue field from certain French flags of the Kingdom of France, namely the French naval flag as well as the French merchant flag. Its white fleurs-de-lis (symbolizing purity) and blue field (symbolizing heaven) come from a banner honouring the Virgin Mary;[6]
In addition to what @[email protected] said, if you look at the fleurs-de-lis wikipedia article, there’s a whole section titled “Religion and art”.
There is an argument that, “The Fleurdelisé is more cultural than religious,” but separating those two is extremely difficult. IMHO, it’s pretty ethnocentric to think symbols like that have become so ingrained in our culture that they are no longer religious, while assuming symbols like hijab are purely religious.
Given the Quebec flag is covered in Christian symbols and still flies at government buildings, no it’s not being applied fairly.
The fleur de lys is religious?
I looked up the wiki article on the flag. It looks like it is a Christian symbol. At least according to the article.
“The Fleurdelisé takes its white cross over a blue field from certain French flags of the Kingdom of France, namely the French naval flag as well as the French merchant flag. Its white fleurs-de-lis (symbolizing purity) and blue field (symbolizing heaven) come from a banner honouring the Virgin Mary;[6]
In addition to what @[email protected] said, if you look at the fleurs-de-lis wikipedia article, there’s a whole section titled “Religion and art”.
There is an argument that, “The Fleurdelisé is more cultural than religious,” but separating those two is extremely difficult. IMHO, it’s pretty ethnocentric to think symbols like that have become so ingrained in our culture that they are no longer religious, while assuming symbols like hijab are purely religious.