Posted on 12/06/2018 5:43:18 PM PST by marshmallow
ITALY, December 3, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – Amid what Italian media is describing as “open war” on school nativity scenes, Italy’s Education Ministry has slapped back, granting approval to installing crucifixes and reinstating nativity scenes in the nation’s classrooms.
“The crucifix is for me the symbol of our history, our culture, our traditions,” said Education Minister Marco Bussetti, speaking to the Federation of Catholic Schools’ annual congress in Rome. “I don't see how it can cause any irritation in our school rooms, on the contrary it may help kids to reflect on our history.”
Bussetti is not alone.
When a school in the city of Terni, northeast of Rome, cancelled its traditional nativity play in order to respect children from other cultures, Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini slammed the measure as “IDIOCY,” according to a Voice of Europe report.
"It is not just about religion,” said Salvini on Facebook, “but about history, roots, culture. I will not give up.”
“Long live our traditions, and may they spread!” he added.
A representative of the populist Lega Party, Valeria Alessandrini, first brought the situation at the school in Terni to the attention of Italians, saying:
Only by respecting (our own traditions) … can we make others understand everyone is free to practice their own faiths but that it is also required they respect the history and culture of the country in which they live.
I hope that children and young people at the school will be allowed to share with their peers and their parents the most beautiful, intense and meaningful moments of Christmas.
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I went to a college which had a Crucifix in each and every classroom.
The globalists are losing. Italy,Poland,Hungary,Austria,The chek republic, romania,croatia, eastern europe etc..and next France.I had a crazy thought the other day. If the far left and far left and far right started uniting in places on things they agree on like migration hurts the middle classes everywhere we could take the globalists down pretty quickly. Kind of has happened in italy and what is now happening in France.
“...Sanity on display in Italy....”
Sanity is good.
If we don’t push back on the psychotics, they win.
Time to push back.
Hard.
Notice those countries have suffered tyranny under Communism and/or Nazism and are not fooled by the globalist tyranny.
Too bad our young don't know that history.
BRAVO.
Many Germans who want to leave Germany migrate to Hungary or Czech Republic.
Italians have been exposed to some ridicule at times and it never really hurt me, because I was so proud to be American/Italian that I always took it as well-meaning.
There have been stories ...hint, Mafia...that should make one feel defensive about having Italian background, but, today, with this action taken in that beautiful country, I feel so happy.
Bravo, Brava, Italia!
It is good, but temporary, and will only last as long as the conservative government. Italian governments change like seasons, so when the Communists come to power, there will be hell to pay...
I know, there must have been several dozen different groups in power over the last couple of decades, that is one of the things that inspires ridicule, however, I am hoping that this one lasts for several years.
Hope springs eternal.....
“It is good, but temporary,..”
What isn’t temporary but is rather wonderful is that Italians are ungovernable.
I’ll only go to Ireland to drink beer.
Ping.
God for Salvini. It's taken thousands of years to create such a beautiful culture - and if Italians don't fight for that culture it'll take three generations to destroy it.
Forza Italia!
Correct you are!
GOOD!
It’s well past time for us to start pushing back against liberal, politically correct nonsense.
If they keep this up, the EU is gonna kick 'em right out, then where will they be. Wait, what?
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