France, UN Condemn Favoritism for Christian Refugees in Europe

French and U.N. leaders on Tuesday condemned officials who say that Europe's acceptance of refugees from the Mideast ought to be limited to migrants who are Christians. After two French mayors said in recent days their towns would accept only Christians and not Muslims, France's Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve attacked their stance in a television interview. "I really don't understand this distinction," Cazeneuve said. "I condemn it, and I think it's...

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