MADRID (AP) - A Spanish court that barred atheists from holding a march on Holy Thursday says it would have been offensive to Catholics.
The Madrid Superior Court of Justice upheld a ban imposed last week by the Interior Ministry office for the Madrid region.
That office noted that the march would pass by several Catholic churches and could trigger clashes with conservative Catholics.
The court also said it's important to "protect the tourist image" of the city.
The Madrid Association of Atheists and Free-Thinkers said the ban shows there's no separation of church and state in Spain, a largely Catholic country.
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