Social workers seized two children from their parents a year ago. The children were removed after their daughter went to school with white supremacist symbols written on her body.

A Winnipeg judge has been told the girl is familiar with Nazi phrases such as heil Hitler, and that she has calmly described how black people should be killed.

This is what the woman told CTV News in February.

"Give me one religion that doesn't promote a form of hatred. It's the same. It is completely irrelevant. My politics should be completely irrelevant," the woman said.

She cannot be identified.

A lawyer for CFS says this case is not about the infringement of religious or political beliefs, but rather the kind of protection issues that come before the court on a regular basis.

He told the court the parents abuse drugs and alcohol, and that their conduct may endanger the children's emotional well being.

The court heard a report from the social worker who handled the case. It reads in part "If this type of hate continues to be instilled in this child's mind, what will happen when (the girl) is in a position when she feels it is okay to cause physical harm to someone who is a different cultural background than herself?" .

Family lawyer Maria Battaglia says the court has been put in a difficult position if the reason for taking the children out of the home is solely based on a belief system.

She says the courts will always try to side with what is in the best interest of the kids.

"The truth is if the parents insist on dealing with the children in this manner and teaching them certain values that are not part of our value system and our society, very unlikely the courts will give the children back, unless there's an order that they only deal with them in a certain way." Battaglia said.

Child and Family Services is seeking permanent custody of the children.

The case is scheduled to go for the rest of the week, and it is set to reconvene at the end of the June.

The mother of the children was not in the courtroom because she lives in another province.

Lawyers told the court she was given the opportunity to participate in the case via teleconferencing, but she told CTV News she was never told about that option.

With a report from CTV's Kelly Dehn