[Cronos]

First let Saud, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan etc. allow a new kirk to be built, then we'll even start to discuss this.

[raisincane]

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

[milemark]

They better get rid of all of their crosses. And churches, cathedrals, rosary beads, etc.. or that Muslim guy and his pals might strap bombs to their kids and send them off blow everthing in Italy up. All infidels must die, after alll, didn't ya hear?

[OXENinFLA]

What does the 9th circuit have to say about this?

[tkathy]

His children are probably being taught murder and hatred of crosses at home.

[JoeSixPack1]

"Either all of the religious symbols should be respected or none of them," he said.

Call his bluff.

[Arpege92]

My Italian mother-in-law is going to be very upset about this....trust me, I've heard how loud she can get and I've seen how mad she can get. It isn't pretty.

[Charles Martel]

"We are trying to coexist with the immigrants," said Alessandro Ortenzi, 25, one of about 650 year-round residents of Ofena.

"We build them mosques, and in Milan they get two hours off every day during Ramadan," he said. "Can you imagine an Italian asking for an hour off work to say the rosary?"

...

The Italian Constitution says all religions are "equally free before the law." But a law from the 1920's that has never been overturned says schools must display crosses.

According to Italian legal scholars and government officials, Saturday's court ruling is unlikely to usurp that law or apply beyond Ofena.

But the ruling is nonetheless reverberating throughout the country.

Several mayors of other towns near Ofena have declared that they are going to distribute crosses to residents as Christmas presents.

The cross in the school in Ofena has not yet been taken down. The Italian justice minister has ordered an investigation into the ruling.

Local residents are waiting, watching and worrying.

I'm happy to see some outrage over this, even if that judge's ruling applies only to that single situation. This could get interesting in an "unintended consequences" sort of way.