luni, 14 ianuarie 2008

Prigoana azi

St. Louis (AP) - Obisnuinta unei scoli de a permite distributia de Biblii studentilor este neconstitutionala, stabileste un judecator federal.

Dupa ce patru perechi de parinti au dat in judecata, prin intermediul unei societati, acoala respectiva, s-a stabilit, acum doi ani sa se ofere Biblii doar in pauze sau dupa program, nu si in timpul orelor, cum era pana atunci.

Decizia recenta a judecatorului federal este ca si aceasta practica este ilegala, motiv pentru care o interzice cu desavarsire.

Motivul prezentat este explicat de judecatoare. Catherine Perry spune ca ce se intampla era promovarea crestinismului prin distribuirea de Biblii intr-o scoala elementara. Ea a mai spus ca politica practicata avea ca efect prim facilitarea religiei prin introducerea unui mesaj "pe la spate" copiilor din scoala elementara.

Asemenea procese devin tot mai des castigate de cei care se impotrivesc crestinismului. In realitate, asistam la o noua prigoana anti-crestina, care incepe chiar in sanul democratiei. Istoria imediat viitoare ne va arata daca aceasta prigoana se va inteti, sau o alta forma ii va lua locul.

In cartea sa din 2007, Petru Dugulescu prezinta moduri in care prigoana are loc in cadru democrat. El da exemple din Romania, dar si din America, tara considerata a fi cu adevarat democrata.

Va exista o prigoana deschisa, prin care crestinismul sa fie scos din nou in afara legii?

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A Christian British Airways employee who sued the company after it required her to cover up a cross necklace while on the job has lost her discrimination suit, but she vows to return to work tomorrow wearing the cross.

As WND reported, Heathrow check-in worker Nadia Eweida, who is a Coptic Christian and whose father is Egyptian and mother English, was sent home after refusing to remove the cross, which British Airways claimed violated its dress code.

Eweida, who was placed on unpaid leave, sued her employer, charging religious discrimination, since the company allowed employees of other religions, such as Islam and Hinduism, to wear faith-related items, including clothing, jewelry and religious markings.

The suit continued despite the airline loosening its cross prohibition last year.

An attorney affiliated with the Alliance Defense Fund represented Eweida in court.