I just read the most popostous fact I ever have on how screwed up our time is; in italy a woman suued the italian state due to her problem with their law of obligatory crusifixes in schools. She didn't want her child to be exposed to such a travesty of religion in the house of learning. This I can understand, she doesn't want her child to be eposed to something that he or she might not be ready for or capable of understanding. However this mother took the case to the european human rights headquarter in Haag and her complaint was sustained. There has been an apeal, but if she manage to pull the case through a gain the consequenceswill be that 20 countries will have to remove the cross like symbol in their nations' flags, so not to impose religion upon someone!
Norway is a critical country and in many ways sacreligious, even us headans do not want to rid our nations footprint og the blue and white cross that symbolised hope and nationalismfor the 4,7 millions of norwegians. We may not be religious but we rather like the religious symbol because for us it doesn't preach religion; it is a sign of our heratage and a reminder of our independance. And independance, freedoom both in thought and in vocabulary and actions binds our nation together. This woman would jeapordise a counties nationalism. Though she have a just case, to obolish all religious symbols would be to obolish history.
I for one like the tradition of the flagg and of it's day, 17th of May. With out the old flagg that has allready been subject to change so many times due to captivity and 0occupations has been settled on the norwegian sign of resitant, bravery, honour and freedoom above all. To change would our flag would be to spitt on our nation.
Today it is easy to complain and sue everyone for everything and it seems we have created a justice system that'll rather uprehend the "right to not be offended" rather than right of a nation.
Absolvo amitto, amplus brevis: Semper mea.
