Cardinal cross controversy
Cardinal Keith O'Brien will use his Easter Sunday speech to call on Christians to wear crosses. The issue of whether employees have a right to wear a cross at work is being contested in the European Court of Human Rights.
Head of Liberty calls for 'common sense' on issue of crosses at work
Shami Chakrbarti, Director of the pressure group Liberty, has called for a "common sense" approach to the issue of whether or not employees should be banned from wearing crosses at work.
She said that as long as emplyees were able to perform their duties and not harm anyone, they should not be prevented from wearing symbols of their faith. She said there were very few situations where a cross could not be worn for health and safety reasons.
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