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2003-10-27 Europe

Muslim wins Italian court ban on crucifixes in classroom

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Posted by Steve 2003-10-27 10:19:50 AM|| || Front Page|| [11138 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 We got Pledge of Allegiance guy and the Italians got this guy. There's always one in every neighborhood.

Posted by tu3031 2003-10-27 10:26:24 AM|| 2003-10-27 10:26:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Judges! You gotta love em!

Posted by John 2003-10-27 10:36:23 AM|| 2003-10-27 10:36:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 lobbied to have an "offensive" 15th century Giovanni di Modena fresco removed from Bologna cathedral and Danteâs Divine Comedy deleted from the school syllabus.

I'm not gonna hold my breath waiting for someone on the left to call this guy a censor.

He said both showed the prophet Mohammed cast into hell.

Which, quite honestly, is where a Catholic would expect to see Mohammed. But freedom of belief is just not something Muslims get, is it?

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-10-27 10:45:42 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2003-10-27 10:45:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 He wanted Koran prayers displayed at his childrenâs school and lobbied to have an "offensive" 15th century Giovanni di Modena fresco removed from Bologna cathedral and Danteâs Divine Comedy deleted from the school syllabus.

Well this is interesting, to say the least. Suing to have one kind of religious symbolism removed only to have his own brand installed.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-10-27 10:51:35 AM|| 2003-10-27 10:51:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Agent Smith has kind of betrayed his true intentions by asking for the introduction of Koranic prayers.

Posted by Atrus 2003-10-27 11:02:37 AM|| 2003-10-27 11:02:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 My church will take the offending fresco, if the Italians will deliver it.

What's up with this?

"The judge argued that the 1920s norms were out of date and that the crucifix culture in schools showed that the state had "not the slightest respect" for the role of other religions. "

Is somebody from the Ninth Circuit vacationing in Roma?

Posted by Super Hose 2003-10-27 11:22:47 AM|| 2003-10-27 11:22:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 When are people going to realise that they are having their roots "Pulled out".
What better way than to demoralise a population before going for the "jugular"?

Posted by Barry 2003-10-27 11:41:10 AM|| 2003-10-27 11:41:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Suing to have one kind of religious symbolism removed only to have his own brand installed.

You're not seeing the positive side of this. In other regions of the world it's done through the barrel of an AK47 (and explosives if they're in a hurry).

Posted by Rafael 2003-10-27 12:28:31 PM|| 2003-10-27 12:28:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 "Suing to have one kind of religious symbolism removed only to have his own brand installed."

Actually, AFAIK, he asked for *either* the former or the latter. Either remove *all* religious symbolism, or include both Christian and Muslim items.

Which I can quite agree with.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2003-10-27 4:08:21 PM|| 2003-10-27 4:08:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Actually, AFAIK, he asked for *either* the former or the latter. Either remove *all* religious symbolism, or include both Christian and Muslim items.

I don't know where you're reading that, but the Guardian article pointed to by the original link gives no such details.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-10-27 5:09:47 PM|| 2003-10-27 5:09:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Bomb-a-rama> I first read the story here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3215445.stm

"The president of a Muslim group, Adel Smith, initially suggested that a symbol from the Koran should be displayed alongside the crucifix in his children's classrooms. When this was denied, he took his complaint to the courts."

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2003-10-27 7:29:48 PM|| 2003-10-27 7:29:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Amazing. Shame on the Guardian for very sloppy reporting.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-10-27 9:52:23 PM|| 2003-10-27 9:52:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Sloppy reporting by al-Guardian? That's nothing new.

Posted by Korora 2003-10-27 10:29:50 PM|| [http://basementburrow.blogspot.com] 2003-10-27 10:29:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Figures a Brit would start this crap... since they developed anti-Catholicism to an art form

Posted by NotMikeMoore 2003-10-27 10:44:05 PM|| 2003-10-27 10:44:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Twice in one day?? Not possible, but true! I agree w/NMM.

Posted by Jarhead 2003-10-27 11:41:05 PM|| 2003-10-27 11:41:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 Jarhead---twice in one day!? The icing on the cake is having a religious painting removed from a cathedral-->?! Now the Islamonutz have art approval in a Catholic Church? Over MY DEAD BODY

Posted by NotMikeMoore 2003-10-28 12:45:56 AM|| 2003-10-28 12:45:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#17 Figures a Brit would start this crap... since they developed anti-Catholicism to an art form.

Now the Islamonutz have art approval in a Catholic Church? Over MY DEAD BODY

This explains a lot. Poor "persecuted" li'l Mikey...

Posted by Bulldog 2003-10-28 5:02:03 AM|| 2003-10-28 5:02:03 AM|| Front Page Top

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