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A topic still relevant: The crucifix in schools (and in public offices). I find it particularly interesting that these arguments I think every comment is superfluous:

"They say that the crucifix must be removed from classrooms. Ours is a secular state that has no right to require that there be a crucifix in the classrooms. Mrs. Mary Victoria Montagnana, a teacher in Cuneo, had removed the crucifix from the wall of his classroom. The school authorities have imposed the hang of. Now is striving to be able to remove it again, and why take away from all classes in our country. As for his own class, is absolutely right. But I'm sorry that the crucifix to disappear forever from all classes. It seems to me a loss. All or nearly all the people I know say that should be removed. Others say it is a thing of no importance. There are many problems and drama in school and elsewhere, and this is a problem to be nothing. It 's true. Still, I'm sorry that the crucifix to disappear. If I were a teacher, I want you in my class were not touched. Each tax authority is horrible, for the crucifix on the walls. Can not be required to hang.

But in my opinion can not even be required to remove it. A teacher must be able to hang, if desired, and remove it if it wants. It should be a free choice. It would be fair also counsel with children. If he wanted one child, listening to him and obey. To a child who wants a crucifix on the wall in its class, it must obey. The crucifix in the classroom can not be merely an expression of desire. I want, when they are innocent, you must meet. The hours of religion is a bullying policy. It 'a lesson. It spends the words. The school belongs to all, Catholic and non-Catholics. Why you should teach the Catholic religion? But the crucifix does not teach anything. Silent. The hours of religion creates a discrimination between Catholics and among those who remain in the class in that time and those who get up and go. But the crucifix does not generate any discrimination. Silent. And 'the image of the Christian revolution that has spread to the world the idea of equality among men hitherto absent.

The Christian revolution changed the world. Do we deny that changed the world? Almost two thousand years we say "before Christ" and "after Christ". Or do we want to stop saying that? The crucifix does not generate any discrimination. And 'dumb and silent. There's always been. For Catholics, a religious symbol. For others, nothing can be a part of the wall. And finally for some, a small minority, or even for one child may be something special, that arouses conflicting thoughts. Minority rights must be respected. They say that a crucifix on the wall in the classroom, the students may feel offended Jews. Why should Jews feel offended? Christ was a jew and perhaps persecuted, and perhaps died in martyrdom, as happened to millions of Jews in concentration camps? The crucifix is a sign of human suffering. The crown of thorns, nails, evoke his suffering. We think the cross high atop the mountain, is a sign of loneliness in death. I know of no other signs that give so strongly the sense of our human destiny. The crucifix is part of world history. For Catholics, Jesus Christ is the Son of God for non-Catholics may be simply an image that has been sold, betrayed, tortured and died on the cross for love of God and neighbor.

Who is an atheist, remove the idea of God but retains the idea of neighbor. Some may say that many have been sold, betrayed and martyred for their faith, for others, for future generations, and on the walls of their schools no image. 'S true, but the crucifix represents them all. Why is all of them? Why BC no one had ever said that men are equal and brothers all, rich and poor, believers and nonbelievers, Jews and non Jews and blacks and whites, and no one before him had said that in the center of our lives we must situate solidarity among men. And to be sold, betrayed and tortured and killed for their faith in life can happen to anybody. It seems to me that a good kids, children, they know right from the desks of the school. Jesus Christ carried the cross. We all happened or happens to shoulder the burden of a great disaster. In this disaster we call the cross, although we are not Catholics, because too strong and too many centuries the idea of the cross is engraved in our thinking. All, Catholic and secular bear or bear the burden of a disaster, pouring blood and tears and trying not to collapse. This tells the crucifix. He says everyone, not just Catholics. Any words of Christ, we always think, and can be secular, atheist or whatever you want, but always in our thoughts also fluctuate. He said "Love your neighbor as yourself". Words were already written in the Old Testament, but have become the foundation of the Christian revolution. Are the key to everything. Are the opposite of all wars. The opposite of aircraft that are laying the bombs on defenseless people. The opposite of rapes and indifference that so often surrounds women raped in the streets. We talk about peace, but what to say, about peace, more than these simple words? I'm the exact opposite of how we are today and live. We'll always find exactly hard to love ourselves and love others more difficult still, or perhaps even completely impossible, and yet feeling that there is the key to everything.

The crucifix is not the words evoke, because we are accustomed to seeing the small sign hung, and many times it seems that no other part of the wall. But if we are to believe that Christ was to say, we regret that too should disappear from the wall that little sign. Christ said: "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied". When and where will be satisfied? In heaven, believers say. The others do not know when or where, but these words are, somehow, to feel hunger and thirst for justice tougher, stronger and more ardent. Christ drove the merchants from the temple. If he were here today would only drive away the merchants. For real Catholics, must be difficult and painful to move in Catholicism which is now moving in this frothy mess that has become Catholicism, where politics and religion are mixed ominously. It must be difficult and painful for them to untangle this mess the integrity and sincerity of their faith. I believe that lay people should think more often true Catholics. Just a reminder that there are, and strive to recognize, in the foamy mess that is today the Catholic world and they rightly hate. The crucifix is part of world history. Ways of looking and looking, as we have said many. In addition to believers and unbelievers, Catholics false and true, there are also those who believe sometimes yes and sometimes not. They know one thing, that belief, and unbelief come and go like the waves of the sea. They have ideas, in general, rather confused and uncertain. Suffer from things that no one suffers. Maybe they love the crucifix and do not know why. They love to see it on the wall. Sometimes I do not believe in anything. And 'tolerance to allow everyone to build a crucifix around the most uncertain and conflicting thoughts "

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