Town Council to Remove Cross from Public Square

Case information
Incident date
Country
Spain
Place
Callosa de Segura
Categories
  • Government Restrictions
Attack Against
  • Faith
Societal Sphere
  • Governmental
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Intolerance towards Religious Symbols
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Freedom of Religion
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: Austin Thesing on Unsplash

The Callosa de Segura town council voted to remove the cross in the plaza of the church of San Martin. Christian legal groups objected, noting that its presence poses no threat to anyone and that it is part of the town's historical and cultural heritage.

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