The European Court of Human Rights has banned crucifixes in Italian schools citing that they run counter to a child’s right to freedom of religion, reports the BBC.

The ruling overturns a law dating back to the 1920s where it was a requirement to hang crucifixes in all classrooms.

Mixed reaction from all over the world popped up on Twitter:

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   anxioustomato (Glassgow, United Kingdom) Hurrah! Now if only the UK followed in Italy’s footsteps: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8340411.stm #religion #crucifix #ban 03 Nov 2009 from web
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   TheGodless (Undisclosed) No more bronze age torture devices? RT @anatheistnews Court says Italian schools should be crucifix-free http://anatheist.net/go/?x=… 03 Nov 2009 from mobile web
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   dockofthelake (Italy) EU saying no to crucifix in class: now, do they ever decide anything on something useful, or do they just waste time/money on bulls’t? 03 Nov 2009 from Twidget
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   euroinfo (North Wales) How long before someone blames this on the EU? RT @Berlaymont: European court: No crucifixes in Italian schools http://bit.ly/4kunFF 03 Nov 2009 from TweetDeck
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   lipsh (Ontario, Canada) Europe’s court of human rights says the display of crucifixes in Italian public schools violates religious and education freedoms. USA too! 03 Nov 2009 from web
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   LaCyn (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) Italy’s crucifixes in classrooms violate human rights http://tinyurl.com/italycross // wouldn’t not having them violate rights too? 03 Nov 2009 from web
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   Vingeviciute (Lithuania) Not free to believe.The European Court of Human Rights:no Catholic crucifixes in school allowed. http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/4148 03 Nov 2009 from web
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   ganhy (Singapore) This symbol banning is really starting to become overkill. (That said, I somehow find verses far more disturbing than crucifixes.) 03 Nov 2009 from TweetDeck

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