Lautsi 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, the court authorized the intervention of several nongovernmental organizations as amicus curiae, including the European Center for Law and Justice, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and the Alliance Defense Fund. Should the European court’s Grand Chamber affirm the verdict in Lautsi, the cross and other religious symbols probably would be banned from public schools and perhaps other public institutions in Europe. Christmas decorations and Nativity plays similarly would be banned from public schools.”