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On 2008-04-06 15:57, Kaiwaza wrote:
In an interesting case on Oahu a few years ago, when students erected a large tiki on school property, and small gifts were left before it, the school told them to take it down, as it was a religious symbol. The courts then rule that, no, tikis are a cultural symbol and the tiki remained. I've seriously never quite understood the logic of this decision (Does this mean we can erect Our Virgin of Guadeloupe statues around school as "cultural symbols"?), but there you have it. Officially, according to the courts of the land, tiki is CULTURE, not RELIGION.
I like the distinction between the unique historical culture of native Hawaiians as opposed to international religious beliefs,such as Catholism which would include images of "Virgin" Guadalupe.
Do you know the name of the case?
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