Greek Church acts on crucifix ban
BBC: "The Greek Orthodox Church is urging Christians across Europe to unite in an appeal against a ban on crucifixes in classrooms in Italy."
View ArticleLithuania: Backs Italy against EU court in crucifix dispute
Baltic Reports: "The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced its support Wednesday for Italy challenging the European Court of Human Rights on whether crucifixes of Jesus Christ should be...
View ArticleADF files motion to intervene after European court oversteps Italy’s decision...
Alliance Defense Fund attorneys filed a motion to intervene Wednesday on behalf of 32 members of the European Parliament from 11 nations supporting Italy in a forthcoming appeal of a ruling from the...
View Article37 Law Professors Urge European Court to Reject Ruling Banning Cross from...
Becket Fund: "Thirty-seven law professors hailing from 11 countries have submitted written comments asking the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights to overturn a seven-judge panel’s...
View ArticleCourt removes crosses from schools, ADF steps in
OneNewsNow: "Italy wants to keep crucifixes in public schools -- and in its fight for that right before the European Court of Human Rights, the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) has filed a motion to...
View ArticleCourt grants ADF request to allow 32 members of European Parliament to defend...
DF, which represents MEPs from 11 different nations, argued in a legal memo that a lower chamber’s ruling last year in favor of an “offended” parent who wanted the crosses removed exceeded the European...
View ArticleHuman Rights Court to rule on classroom crucifixes June 30th
National Secular Society: "The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg will rule on 30 June on whether to overturn a seven-judge panel’s ruling that crucifixes may not be...
View ArticleTen member states join Italy in support of the crucifix
European Center for Law and Justice: "For the first time in the record of the ECHR, ten member States are simultaneously intervening as 'third party' in one single case. The case at stake is the Lautsi...
View ArticleDespite court ruling, crucifixes in Italian classrooms may still have a prayer
CNSNews: "Last Thursday, the Grand Chamber of the [European Court of Human Rights] granted a request by the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Alliance Defense Fund to intervene as a third party on behalf of the...
View ArticleChurch leader calls for religious tolerance ahead of Italy crucifix hearing
Christian Today: "The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has called on the European Court of Human Rights to uphold the principles of freedom and tolerance ahead of next week’s decision on...
View ArticleCrucifix is symbol of European identity, asserts Russian bishop
Catholic News Agency: "As the EU court in Strasbourg prepares to issue a new ruling on the public display of crucifixes on June 30, the president of the Bishops' Conference of Russia, Bishop Joseph...
View ArticleSpanish bishops insist crucifixes remain in schools
Catholic News Agency: "The executive committee of the Bishops’ Conference of Spain has approved a statement on the public displaying of religious symbols in Europe, saying crucifixes should remain in...
View ArticleBan on crucifixes in Italian schools is appealed
Associated Press: "A European ruling banning crucifixes in Italian schools should be overturned, nine European governments said in an appeal Wednesday. ... The decisions of the court -- an arm of the...
View ArticleItaly confident in crucifix appeal
UPI: "Italian authorities said they expect a 'positive result' in their appeal of a court ruling that banned the display of crucifixes in schools."
View ArticleJoseph Weiler: How I defended the Crucifix Before the European Court of Human...
Excerpt of Professor Joseph Weiler's argument before the European Court of Human Rights in Lautsi v. Italy: "In today’s Europe countries have opened their gates to many new residents and citizens. We...
View ArticleADF, 9 countries appeal crucifix ban
OneNewsNow: "The European Court of Human Rights has heard arguments in an appeal of a decision that would ban crosses in Italian schools, and a final ruling should come within a couple of months. ......
View ArticleWill Europe admit to being Christian?
Gerald J. Russello writing in the National Catholic Register: "The [Italian crucifix-in-the-classroom] case explicitly confronts the central issue facing Europe: whether it will acknowledge its...
View ArticleLautsi v. Italy: The cross and the court
Ligia M. De Jesus writing in the Washington Times: “International religious leaders, including the Dalai Lama, and legal scholars publicly expressed their support for the Italian government. Recently,...
View ArticleEuropean Court of Human Rights: Crosses can stay in Italy’s classrooms
Crosses will continue to remain in Italy’s classrooms as a result of a judgment issued Friday by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. The court reversed a lower chamber’s 2009...
View ArticleItaly wins crucifix case at European court
Christian Institute: Roger Kiska of the Alliance Defense Fund said: “The European Court of Human Rights shouldn’t overstep its authority and force a member nation to abandon traditions and beliefs that...
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