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news.yahoo.com - 26 days ago

Italy, Vatican in uproar over court crucifix ruling

— news.yahoo.com — ROME (Reuters) The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that crucifixes should be removed from... Italian classrooms, prompting Vatican anger and sparking uproar in Italy , where such icons are embedded in the national psyche."The ruling of ... (more) Italy, Vatican in uproar over court crucifix ruling

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fivefeetoffury.com - 22 days ago

Even Italian communists mad at Muslims over EU 'crucifix ban'

— fivefeetoffury.com — Dear Muslims: this is why people hate you. (more) Even Italian communists mad at Muslims over EU 'crucifix ...

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lifeinitaly.com - 26 days ago

NO CROSSES IN SCHOOLS, EUROPEAN COURT SAYS

— lifeinitaly.com — (ANSA) - Strasbourg, November 3 - In a legal landmark that sparked a storm in Italy, the... European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled that crucifixes in Italian classrooms were a violation of parents' rights to educate their kids according to their ... (more) NO CROSSES IN SCHOOLS, EUROPEAN COURT SAYS

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European Human Rights Court Rules Against Crucifixes
The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe — A quote from the press agency AKI, 3 November 2009 The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled in favour of an Italian woman who opposed the display of a Catholic crucifix at her children's school. Soile Lautsi, from Abano Terme, a small town outside the northern city of Padua, had lodged the case to protest against the crucifix at the state school. 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 ...

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/3/2009
Gates of Vienna — ... EU: Court Rejects Crucifix Display in Italian Schools Strasbourg, 3 Nov. (AKI) — The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled in favour of an Italian woman who opposed the display of a Catholic crucifix at her children’s school. Soile Lautsi, from Abano Terme, a small town outside the northern city of Padua, had lodged a the case to protest against the crucifix at the state school. She was also awarded 5,000 euros in damages. “The presence of the crucifix…could easily be interpreted by pupils of ...