Easter Poster Depicting Christ Removed from Government Office

Country: Spain

Date of incident: November 23, 2016


After a complaint by the Oberservatorio del Laicismo, the Andalusian Employment Office in Granada removed a poster containing an image of Christ promoting Holy Week tourism.

Holy Week, or Semana Santa, in Granada is a heavily-promoted tourist attraction. The presence of the promotional poster in a municipal office, according to the complainants, implied endorsement of the administration - which should remain neutral and nondenominational. After meeting with the secularist group, the city administrator removed the poster. Source and photo credit: Actuall