Sentences with phrase «display by public authorities»
The Conseil begins by stating that laïcité forbids «any display by public authorities of signs and symbols showing a public recognition or a preference for a given religion.»
Display of a crèche by a publicauthority is therefore legal, the Conseil declares, «only» where the crèche «has a cultural, artistic or festive purpose, but not if it expresses» recognition of or preference for a religion.