Easter Poster Depicting Christ Removed from Government Office

Case information
Incident date
Country
Spain
Categories
  • Government Restrictions
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Anti-Religion or Humanism Groups
Societal Sphere
  • Governmental
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Intolerance towards Religious Symbols
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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: Actuall