Upheld equally as a symbol of religious freedom, liberal thinking and Christian feminism, Anne Hutchinson is a contentious figure, having been lionised, mythologised and demonised by various writers.
A3 NATIONAL A14-20 Justices Rule on Displays Of the Ten Commandments A fractured Supreme Court, struggling to define a constitutional framework for the government display of religious symbols, upheld a six-foot-high Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of the Texas Capitol while ruling that framed copies of the Commandments on the walls of two Kentucky courthouses were unconstitutional.
Upheld protests are few and far between.
They say "passive displays" of the cross or any religious symbol should be upheld because no one is forced to participate in a religious exercise.
Kendra Hamilton, a black writer from Charleston, tied together the recurring themes, challenging the familiar argument that what is being upheld by the flag and similar symbols is heritage rather than hate.
Forty years ago, a Nobel prize committee upheld formerly imprisoned writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn as a symbol of freedom against the Soviet regime.
He wrote on Twitter: "Delighted that principle of wearing religious symbols at work has been upheld - ppl shouldn't suffer discrimination due to religious beliefs".
The equalities minister, Maria Miller, said: "We are delighted the principle that one can wear religious symbols at work has been upheld.
Ms. Eweida's victory was welcomed by the Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain, who posted on the Internet that he was delighted that the "principle of wearing religious symbols at work has been upheld".
David Cameron (@David_Cameron) Delighted that principle of wearing religious symbols at work has been upheld – ppl shouldn't suffer discrimination due to religious beliefs January 15 , 201310.24am GMT Here's Catherine McKinnell, a shadow Treasury minister, on the inflation figures.
Prime Minister David Cameron said he was "delighted" that the "principle of wearing religious symbols at work has been upheld", adding that people "shouldn't suffer discrimination due to religious beliefs".
