The Newser website reports today (March 11, 2012) that Britain's government -- which believes that Christians have no legal right to openly wear a crucifix at work -- will side against two women who say they were laid off for wearing Christian symbols in the workplace.
Nadia Eweida, a British Airways employee, and Shirley Chaplin, a nurse, will face government lawyers when the case reaches the European Court of Human Rights.
British officials argue that wearing a cross is not a "requirement of faith," while lawyers for the women say requirements are irrelevant -- crucifixes "manifest" faith, so they are protected.
