Four kids & mom of Catholic family die in a house fire.

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I don't think if I'd call France an atheist country, though, it is certainly more atheistic than most.

It's not. He just don't get the distinction between atheist and secular. France doesn't tolerate religious symbolism in public buildings, such as schools, courts or administrative buildings. Same goes for the Scandinavian countries. They're secular, not atheist.