Dec
22
The head of the Greek Orthodox Church has warned the country’s new socialist government that it faces a major battle over removing religious symbols from schools.
The European Court in Strasbourg has ordered Italy to take down crucifixes from its classrooms, and Greece’s justice minister has acknowledged that it may have to follow suit. From Lamia in Central Greece, Malcolm Brabant reports.
See the video on the BBC website
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Greece, a country with with high government restrictions, ranks fifth worst in Europe (excluding Asian post-Soviet states), behind Turkey, Belarus, Russia, Bulgaria and Moldova
Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life
“Global Restrictions on Religion”:
Executive Summary
http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=491
Results by Country
http://pewforum.org/newassets/.....ountry.pdf
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This is the country’s Supreme Administrative Court (Council of State) with an icon atop the chair
http://www.ste.gr/images/StE/c.....ia_big.JPG
What’s your point?
Are you insinuating that the Supreme Court is favouring some religions over others?
And if you are, do you have any hard evidence?
Professor Michalis Stathopoulos: “the presence of an icon of Jesus Christ in every court is incompatible with religious freedom and religious neutrality; what if those who are before the courts are Muslims or atheists? Won’t they be justified in feeling that they may not be granted equal judicial protection which the state is obliged to grant to all Greek citizens?” (Interview in “Avghi,” on 13 February 2005; available at http://www.avgi.gr/NavigateAct.....ID=239815)
That is just the opinion of one person, it isn’t proof that the Greek judges are prejudiced or what the feeling of atheists and Muslims may be.
The Greek Flag has a religious symbol on it. Should it be removed so it won’t insult anyone?
A leading law professor is not one person but a legal authority.
You apparently do not understand the law.
It is a principle of fair trial that judges are both subjection and objectively impartial.
Objective partiality is anything that could give the impression that the judge may not be independent or impartial, even if s/he really is. Example: the judge trying a defendant who is a relative lacks objective impartiality and has to step down.