Labor Union Representative Requests the Removal of a Nativity from a Public Building


Country: Spain

Date of incident: December 23, 2005


The Secretary of the Labor Union requested in a written statement the immediate removal of a nativity that has been displayed in the hall of the Council of Education building. The petition was grounded in Article 16 of the Spanish Constitution, which establishes that no creed has official character. Spain has signed many international agreements that guarantee freedom of conscience and freedom of religion.

Sources:

http://www.hazteoir.org/noticia/cc-oo-pide-retirada-inmediata-belen-porque-va-constitucion-espanola-segun-sindicato-1320


http://laicismo.org/antiguo/PHP/p_documento.php?pagina=11&id=131