Italy Appeals EU Court Ban on Crucifixes in Classrooms

(30 June 10 - RV) Italy today began its appeal against a European court ruling that crucifixes in classrooms violate a students' right to freedom of religion. The original case was brought by a woman who objected to the crucifixes on the walls in her two sons' classrooms.

We spoke to Constitutional Lawyer and Professor of Law at the University of the Free State in South Africa, Iain Benson. He says there is confusion over public funding: