Human rights ruling against classroom crucifixes angers Italy | World news | The Guardian
Human rights ruling against classroom crucifixes angers Italy —The Guardian.
Money quote:
Classroom crucifixes were made compulsory by two laws in the 1920s when Italy was a fascist state.
Fascinating that Italians would think of the crucifix as a nationalist symbol rather than a religious one. Can’t imagine seeing a crucifix and ever associating it with Italy, rather than Christianity… Precious few American Christians, for example, think they have an Italian symbol at the front of their sanctuaries, I’d wager.
(Via RichardDawkins.net.)
