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Minaret Ban in Switzerland?
Chompskers.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34191036/ns/world_news-europe/
So, apparently the Swiss have moved to ban the construction of Minarets in the country?
Like, through popular support.
A Minaret is one of these:
The campaign for it was apparently largely based on the idea that there was an internal push for power by the Muslim population within the state, even though there is only a six percent Muslim population, and only twenty percent of those Muslims practice
Oh,
and holy crap
So um,
What the fuck?
So, apparently the Swiss have moved to ban the construction of Minarets in the country?
Like, through popular support.
A Minaret is one of these:
The campaign for it was apparently largely based on the idea that there was an internal push for power by the Muslim population within the state, even though there is only a six percent Muslim population, and only twenty percent of those Muslims practice
Oh,
and holy crap
The People's Party has campaigned mainly unsuccessfully in previous years against immigrants with campaign posters showing white sheep kicking a black sheep off the Swiss flag and another with brown hands grabbing eagerly for Swiss passports.
"The minaret is a sign of political power and demand, comparable with whole-body covering by the burqa, tolerance of forced marriage and genital mutilation of girls," the sponsors said. They noted that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has compared mosques to Islam's military barracks and called "the minarets our bayonets."
So um,
What the fuck?
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STOP THE BAN OF MINARET
Tumblr blargh
Yeah, how dare over people govern themselves in ways Teefs doesn't agree with.
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Also, I'm not sure if it applies here, but my usual rant about European politics and religion: you open a can of worms when you get the government involved, even a little. If it's legal to regulate speech or make religion-based regulations for reasons that liberals like (cultural sensitivity, anti-racism, etc.) then it's also legal for the other side to ban minarets.
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What spring does with the cherry trees.
That would be Minuet Ban in Switzerland featuring Kevin Baconborkksvenson
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Minarets are an integral part of mosques.
this right here is a pretty bad post
the issue at hand isn't that this ban is something teefs will likely disagree with, though I should hope that's true
the issue is that this appears to be a morally unsupportable decision by the swiss. "comparable with forced marriage and genital mutilation of girls?" really?
fakeposting about how this is just fine simply so you can disagree with teefs (before she's even showed up!) is pretty dumb
Well from a little googling there are apparently over 100 mosques in Switzerland, but only 4 Minarets. So they can't be that crucial.
laws are not morals
fuck off
this is definitely true
but what are you getting at, bro
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You missed the point and crashed your post right into mine and into a field in Pennsylvania.
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this post
WW3's gonna start any time now
also what happened to swiss neutrality?
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(If you do I'll have to get the popcorn.)
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The more conservative mosques don't build them and in some towns they aren't allowed to do the calls to prayer from them (issues with how loud it is) so they do the calls elsewhere. Minarets do serve a purpose but not all mosques are able to make use of them.
she doesn't wear a moon and star lapel pin so
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On the other, speaking from experience and having lived in a muslim country for many years MINARETS ARE LOUD AND ANNOYING AS HELL and go off FIVE TIMES A DAY. Imagine church bells doing the same thing and you'll get an idea of how low my tolerance for these things are.
One of these prayers is the pre-dawn service. They're getting up and yelling at everyone in super-megaphone range to get to the mosque while it's still black outside. Rarrgh
So really there is a whole big fuss being kicked up about a small point. Its a little harsh that they are not going to be allowed to build anymore. But they already have one in each of the major cities in Switzerland, and they are not an integral part of every single Mosque. Eh.
i love that post so much
Er, from BBC
So I need to edit my op then...
and change the word Mosque to Minaret.
Ah mistakes.
Still, its pretty insane that a fear campaign (over a a Muslim push for political power) could be waged over a Muslim population that weighs in at about 350,00
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I kind of think you're missing the point
these people want to ban minarets because they are a conspicuous symbol of Islam
they are trying to legislate based on a distrust of a different culture
That's even the way they're promoting their ideals! It's not "ban minarets because they're a hazard to low flying aircraft", it's "Ban minarets because muslims are bad."
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