Friday, March 18, 2011
Lautsi Surprise
This early report indicates that the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights reversed the earlier decision on the permissibility of the crucifix in Italian public schools. They have been deemed permissible. More anon, after I've read the decision (I'd be grateful for comments from readers with knowledge of or links to the decision).
UPDATE: The decision is here.
https://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2011/03/lautsi-surprise.html
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A lot to think about in the decision, but the following from the concurring opinion of Judge Bonello caught my eye:
"Freedom of religion is not secularism. Freedom of religion is not the separation of Church and State. Freedom of religion is not religious equidistance--all seductive notions, but of which no one has so far appointed this court to be the custodian. In Europe, secularism is optional, freedom of religion is not."