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Crucifixes banned in Italian schools

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:

  1. Narelle
    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
  2. T Mackiewicz
    TheGodless (Undisclosed) No more bronze age torture devices? RT @anatheistnews Court says Italian schools should be crucifix-free http://anatheist.net/go/?x=
  3. dockofthelake
    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?
  4. Eric Davies
    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
  5. Michael Pilecki
    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!
  6. Laura Chambers
    LaCyn (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) Italy’s crucifixes in classrooms violate human rights http://tinyurl.com/italycross // wouldn’t not having them violate rights too?
  7. Rosseta
    Vingeviciute (Lithuania) Not free to believe.The European Court of Human Rights:no Catholic crucifixes in school allowed. http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/4148
  8. gan.
    ganhy (Singapore) This symbol banning is really starting to become overkill. (That said, I somehow find verses far more disturbing than crucifixes.)

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