Boo-freaking-hoo. Radical atheists have for decades attacked Christianity while Islam prospers in a post-Christian Europe, they have themselves to thank. KGS
NOTE: Radical secularism expressed in socialist theory has been responsible for more human misery and suffering in the modern age, than any other ideology. That’s a fact. A little humility would of course go a long way to help recognizing that inconvenient truth. It might even lead to moderation and even appreciating the Christian faith that eventually paved the way for the West’s superior cultural civilization.
Finnish-Italian Mother Loses Crucifix Fight
The ECHR ruled that there is no evidence that crucifixes in schools influence children.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled against a Finnish-Italian mother in a long running legal battle over religious symbols in classrooms. Soile Lautsi-Albert, who was born in Finland, argued that crucifixes in Italian classrooms breached the human rights of non-catholic parents and children.
When school authorities refused to remove the crucifixes, Lautsi-Albert took the case further in a lengthy legal battle that eventually reached the ECHR.
The court had previously ruled in Lautsi-Albert’s favour, that the presence of crucifixes in classrooms breached the right of parents to educate their children in line with their convictions and to “the right of children to freedom of religion and thought.”
The Italian government appealed the decision, leading to today’s ruling.
In the new ruling, passed by 15 votes to 2, the ECHR ruled that “while the crucifix was above all a religious symbol, there was no evidence before the court that the display of such a symbol on classroom walls might have an influence on pupils”.
The court said that the crucifixes needed to be placed in perspective, that there was no compulsory religious education, and no evidence that staff were intolerant of non-catholic students.
Catholicism is no longer the state religion in Italy, but a fascist-era decree that was never revoked mandates the presence of crucifixes in schools.
“in Italian classrooms breached the human rights of non-catholic parents and children.”
Lol, she didn´t even realise that not all christians are catholic.