News Source: The Guardian
| about 1 month ago
It's a religious symbol that violates the right of parents to educate children according to their principles. "The court," reads the sentence "cannot see how the exposition in schools of a symbol that is reasonable to associate with Catholicism could...
News Source: Asian Age
| about 1 month ago
She was also awarded 5,000 euros in damages. "The presence of the crucifix...could easily be interpreted by pupils of all ages as a religious sign and they would feel that they were being educated in a school environment bearing the stamp of a given...
News Source: Truthdig
| about 1 month ago
An Italian mom’s wish for her kids to have a secular education provided the catalyst for a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights to bar crucifixes from being displayed in Italy’s classrooms. Needless to say, the court’s decision didn’t...
News Source: The Scotsman
| about 1 month ago
Italy, the European Court of Human Rights rules yesterday, sparking uproar in the largely Catholic country. Vatican officials were said to be "furious" at the judgment which also ordered the Italian government to pay 5,000 damages to Soile Lautsi, an...
News Source: Christian Science Monitor
| about 1 month ago
Italians reacted with outrage on Tuesday after a European court ruled that displaying crucifixes in the country's schools violated the principle of secular education. Italy's education minister condemned the judgment by the European Court of Human...
News Source: Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner
| about 1 month ago
In this Sunday, April 9, 2006 file photo, a cameraman films a crucifix hanging from a wall of a classroom used as a polling station during Italy's general election, in Milan, Italy. The Vatican on Tuesday denounced a ruling by the European court of...