Poles nix ban of crucifix

Poland - In response to the European Court of Human Rights ruling against crucifixes in Italian classrooms, the President of Poland said his country will never agree to removing that object from their classrooms in Poland. "Nobody in Poland will accept the message that you can't hang crosses in schools," said President Kaczynski during Independence day celebrations. Religious symbols were banned from public buildings under Communist oppression but became part of an expression of democracy after the fall of Communist domination. 

Former President, Lech Walesa, also weighed in, "We must respect minorities but also protect the rights of the majority." Around 90 percent of Poles are Catholic and attend church regularly.