Europe’s Crucifixes problem
World Wednesday, July 28th, 2010We all know how some of Europe’s ZOGs (France, UK, Belgium, Switzerland, Netherlands and Austria) have shown their contempt for Muslim Hijab. However, when it comes to the display of the Cross or the Skull-cap or the Turban – some of these ZOGs cannot hide their racism.
Twentyone countries out of 47-member states of the Council of Europe have recently voiced their objection to the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights against the display of Crucifixes in classrooms. The countries include Austria, Poland, Italy, Russia, Armenia, Greece, Malta, Monaco, Bulgaria, Romania, Lithuania, Cyprus, etc.
The crucifixes debate has impassioned Italy for several years. Mrs Soile Lautsi had asked the administration of her children’s local school to remove the crucifixes from their classrooms. When the request was refused she took legal action. In 2005, the Italian Administrative Tribunal ruled against her on the grounds that “the crucifix is the symbol of both Italian history and Italian culture and, in consequence, of Italian identity, and the symbol of the principles of equality, liberty and tolerance as well as of the secularity of the State.”
The Cross as Christian religious symbol appeared in mid 5th century. However, it did not show the body of Jesus. One author speculates that the Church may have copied the symbol from the Pagan Druids who made crosses in this form to represent the Thau (god). They joined two limbs from oak trees. The Tau cross became associated with St. Philip who was allegedly crucified on such a cross in Phrygia. May Day, a major Druidic seasonal day of celebration, became St. Philip’s Day. Later in Christian history, the Tau Cross became the Roman Cross that we are familiar with today.
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on Jul 28 2010. Filed under