March 14, 2011 For other religious symbols "requires a discretionary choice of the legislature that the state does not exist" The ruling also affects other public offices Supreme Court: "Only the crucifix
can stand in the courts' For other religious symbols "requires a discretionary choice of the legislature that the state does not exist" ROME - To display in public offices, which include the halls of justice, religious symbols other than the crucifix, "requires a discretionary choice of the legislature that the state does not exist. " Stressed in the Supreme Court in the grounds with which it has confirmed the removal of the court from the Magistrates' anticrocefisso "Luigi Tosti, who refused to hold a hearing until the symbol of Christianity had not been taken away from all the Italian courts. Alternatively Tosti asked, even the Supreme Court, to exhibit the Menorah, symbol of the Jewish faith. RISK OF 'POSSIBLE CONFLICT "- After rejecting the claim of Tosti regarding the request to display the Jewish symbol next to the crucifix, the Supreme Court noted that such a move could also be made by the legislature considering, however, the risk of" possible conflicts "that could arise from exposure to different religious symbols of identity. "It is true that in theory the principle of secularism - the Supreme Court writes - is compatible with a model of assimilation up (secularism to add) that allow each person to see represented in public symbols of their religion, is a model of assimilation down (secularism by subtraction). "This legislative choice, however, presupposes - said the Supreme Court - which are assessed a variety of profiles, first of all the practical feasibility and the balance between the exercise of religious freedom by the users of a public place with the same exercise of religious freedom by the negative atheist or unbeliever, and the balance between ensuring pluralism and possible conflicts between a plurality of religious identities are incompatible. "]
Cassation:" Only the crucifix
can stand in the courts'
For other religious symbols "is necessary discretion of the legislature, state that there is "
The ruling also applies to other public offices
Supreme Court:" Only the crucifix
can stand in the courts'
For other religious symbols "is necessary discretion of the legislature, that there are not there '
ROME - To expose in public offices, which include the halls of justice, religious symbols other than the crucifix "is necessary discretion of the legislature that the state does not exist." Stressed in the Supreme Court in the grounds with which it has confirmed the removal of the court from the Magistrates' anticrocefisso "Luigi Tosti, who refused to hold a hearing until the symbol of Christianity had not been taken away from all the Italian courts. Alternatively Tosti asked, even the Supreme Court, to exhibit the Menorah, symbol of the Jewish faith.
RISK OF 'POSSIBLE CONFLICT "- After rejecting the claim of Tosti regarding the request to display the Jewish symbol next to the crucifix, the Supreme Court noted that such a move could also be made by the legislature considering, however, the risk of "possible conflicts" that could arise from exposure to different religious symbols of identity. "It is true that in theory the principle of secularism - the Supreme Court writes - is compatible with a model of assimilation upwards (for secularism addition) which allows each person to see represented in public symbols of their religion, and with a pattern of downward assimilation (secularism by subtraction). "This legislative choice, however, presupposes - said the Supreme Court - which are assessed a variety of profiles, first of all the practical feasibility and the balance between the exercise of religious freedom by the users of a public place with the same exercise of religious freedom by the negative atheist or unbeliever, and the balance between ensuring pluralism and possible conflicts between a plurality of religious identities are incompatible. "
