The BBC seems to think the Swiss are being harsh and intolerant. (The BBC doesn’t seem to understand that Switzerland is a Christian country, and a Christian country with a superior democracy.) Actually, the Swiss are showing the rest of Europe the way forward! Would that the rest of Europe had the courage of the Swiss!
BBC: A row is brewing over religious symbolism in Switzerland.Mark Alexander
Members of the right-wing Swiss People's Party, currently the largest party in the Swiss parliament, have launched a campaign to have the building of minarets banned.
They claim the minaret is not necessary for worship, but is rather a symbol of Islamic law, and as such incompatible with Switzerland's legal system. Swiss move to ban minarets (more) By Imogen Foulkes
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Swiss proposal to ban minarets
