Apparently in Italy crucifixes in classrooms are banned because they hider children rights to freedom of religion. Parents are upset because they want their children to have a choice whether they want to believe or not. Crucifixes are pressuring the kids to believe in Christianity.
Crazy! These parents are concerned for their children so they choose to ban crucifixes? Why not porn or degrading music if they're so concerned about their child's moral.
The Greek Orthodox and the Catholic church are uniting together to take a stand against this. Bishop Nicholas from Greece, is worried that at this rate kids "will not have any worthy symbols at all to inspire and protect them."
I don't believe the symbols will protect anyone, and to me thinking they will is idolatry. I think they are a good thing though, because they are a reminder of Jesus, and what he did for us. I am surprised something like this would happen in such a 'catholic' country like Italy. To me this emphasizes how much power a symbol of a cross must have if satan feels the need to try to get rid of them.
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