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1. Supreme Court rules in favor of Mojave cross

Subjects
United States. Supreme Court, Church and state, Signs and symbols -- Religious aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 28 decided 5-4 that the First Amendment 'accommodates' religious displays on public land. In reference to the display of a cross in the Mojave [...]

Published
2010

2. Covered in confusion

Author

Gumbel, Andrew

Subjects
France -- Social policy, Signs and symbols -- Religious aspects, Religious tolerance -- Political aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The French government's concern over the possible effects of a takeover by the fundamentalist Islamic Salvation Front in Algeria has led it to pursue a policy that could turn its worst fears into reality. Education Minister Francois Bayrou's circular banning the wearing of 'ostentatious religious symbols' by pupils in French schools has provoked bitter conflicts and is dividing the country. Four pupils have been banned from lessons at their suburban school in Paris, France, because of their insistence on wearing the hijab, or Islamic headscarf. This has led to bitter protests outside the school gates.

Published
1994

3. Court says cross can remain; desert icon is deemed in 5-4 vote to be more memorial than religious symbol

Author

Bravin, Jess

Subjects
United States. Congress -- Cases, United States. Congress -- Political activity, United States. Supreme Court -- Cases, Mojave National Preserve, California -- Buildings and facilities, Appellate courts -- Cases, Church and state -- Laws, regulations and rules, Legislative bodies -- United States, Legislative bodies -- Cases, Legislative bodies -- Political activity, Memorials -- Cases, Memorials -- Location, Memorials -- Religious aspects, Signs and symbols -- Religious aspects, Signs and symbols -- Usage, Signs and symbols -- Cases, Christianity, Company legal issue, Government regulation, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2010

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