Thread: Swiss Ban on Minaret Building Meets Widespread Criticism

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A Zurich mosque with a minaret. In a Swiss referendum, 57.5 percent of voters approved a ban on minaret construction.


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Published: November 30, 2009

GENEVA — Switzerland’s political leaders faced a chorus of criticism at home and abroad on Monday over a ban on the construction of minarets that passed overwhelmingly by referendum on Sunday.

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Government ministers trying to contain the fallout voiced shock and disappointment with the result, which the Swiss establishment newspaper Le Temps called a “brutal sign of hostilityâ€

I hope the hell they hold their ground. I would hate to here that crap all over. That is displaying their religion and if I can't display mine, they are sure the hell not going to be able to display theirs.

I hope they hold their ground also on this isue. The voters have spoken. And I see their news does what they do here:[quote]newspaper Le Temps called a “brutal sign of hostilityâ€

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