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One of the things that struck the French was the overall religiosity of the inauguration. France is highly secular, and religion is seldom cited in the public sphere. Obama’s inclusion of “non-believers” in his address struck some as being notable, new, and important. Beatrice Toulon, 53, a journalist covering cinema, said: “It really hit me when Obama cited the non-believers in his speech. It isn’t often in the States, which are very religious. To have included the non-believers testifies to his great intelligence.