Oct-Testify2

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testify October 2016
News anchor
condemned for
wearing crucifix
on air
By Joe Success
Marina Nalesso, fourty-four, was condemned
by atheists and secularists after
she wore a crucifix during a broadcast on
Italian state-owned channel TG1.
The journalist, who on previous occasions
has worn Jesus symbols, has been
slammed on social media by some who are
saying she should keep her religious symbols
for private occasions.
Ms.Nalesso said she couldn’t comment further
because “journalists from RAI are not
allowed to give interviews without permission
of the company.”
Marina Nalesso
Politician Silvio Viale, a radical
atheist and member of
the Democratic party in Turin,
wrote on Twitter: “Even today
at TG1 the arrogance of
a presenter wearing a rosary
around their neck.”
Another critic wrote: “Religion
MUST be a private act. Leave
rosaries at home, don’t take
them to a public TV channel.”
Another tweeter who was critical
of her actions said: “Since
when is TG1 with the Vatican?
Rosaries and medals everywhere.”
wear such as the burkini, which has caused
controversy in Europe over the summer.
The burkini was recently banned on some
French beaches. However, the ban was
later revoked by the country’s highest administrative
court as judges said such bans
“seriously, and clearly illegally, breached the
fundamental freedoms to come and go, the
freedom of beliefs and individual freedom.”
Despite the calls from people to ban all religious
symbols being worn by news broadcasters
and others on television, RAI has
never made a decision to do so.
However, GiorgiaMeloni, leader of the
Others moved to defend the
journalist for her decision.
One Twitter user wrote: “Veil
yes. But crucifix no?”
On Ms.Nalesso’s Facebook
page, a fan posted: “We
have been marginalised for
some time, not the other way
around.”
Others were also riled up by
the complaints, citing Islamic
Fratellid’Italia party, defended the news anchor.She
wrote on Facebook that she wished
to show “solidarity” with Nalesso.”This is absurd,”
she wrote. “Christianity is part of our
culture and of the history of Italians and Europeans.Anyone
who is annoyed by a crucifix
should go and live somewhere else,” she
added.”Most of the values that underpin our
civilisation are contained in that crucifix: a
symbol that represents a wealth to all of us,
that we are proud of and that we want to
continue to defend.”