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Barry Duke on November 4th, 2009
THE Vatican yesterday denounced a ruling by the European court of human rights that said the display of crucifixes in Italian public schools violates religious and education freedoms.
In a decision that could force a review of the use of religious symbols in government-run schools across Europe, the court ordered Italy to pay compensation of 5,000 [...]
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The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by GW Foote, an outspoken critic of religion. After the publication of 
