In the late eighteenth century, the French Revolution saw a number of politicians and philosophers criticizing traditional Christian doctrines, precipitating a wave of secularism in which hundreds of churches were closed down and thousands of priests were deported.
在十八世纪晚期法国大革命中，无数政治家和哲学家批评传统基督教教义，引发了一系列的世俗主义浪潮，其中数以百计的教会倒闭，成千上万的牧师被驱逐出境。