[Wildcat!]

Originally Posted by Niamhxo

Incase they take them down and use them as weapons??? lol

yeah, I'm with you there!

OK, I went and got some infos on this. As I expected, the OP, dont have no idea what the issue is. Probably just posted this because he read it somewhere, without even knowing why!

Anyways, apparently, the Swiss People's Party labeled minarets as symbols of rising Muslim political power that could one day transform Switzerland into an Islamic nation. To begin with they got 100,000 signatures to hold a referendum on the issue by using scare tactics. Then they posted banners all over Switzerland which showed minarets as missiles rising from the Swiss flag next to a fully veiled woman.

And get this, there are whole of 3 mosque with minarets on them in the whole Switzerland!! YEah, very scary. WHat in the hell is Europe coming to!

Tragically, this is the kind of over the top stupid anti islamic actions, that incite even stupider extremists to do something drastic. Oh well.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Wildcat!

OK, I went and got some infos on this. As I expected, the OP, dont have no idea what the issue is. Probably just posted this because he read it somewhere, without even knowing why!

Anyways, apparently, the Swiss People's Party labeled minarets as symbols of rising Muslim political power that could one day transform Switzerland into an Islamic nation. To begin with they got 100,000 signatures to hold a referendum on the issue by using scare tactics. Then they posted banners all over Switzerland which showed minarets as missiles rising from the Swiss flag next to a fully veiled woman.

And get this, there are whole of 3 mosque with minarets on them in the whole Switzerland!! YEah, very scary. WHat in the hell is Europe coming to!

Tragically, this is the kind of over the top stupid anti islamic actions, that incite even stupider extremists to do something drastic. Oh well.

I'm not a religious person but I have no problem with people who are as long as they don't try to force it on me or anyone else. I really don't see what the problem is with Minarets and I don't see why anyone else would either

[Wildcat!]

Originally Posted by Niamhxo

I'm not a religious person but I have no problem with people who are as long as they don't try to force it on me or anyone else. I really don't see what the problem is with Minarets and I don't see why anyone else would either

Same for me. I am muslim, but not a very religious person either. I smoke and drink, and I dont remember the last time Ive been to a mosque , but this is one of the most blatant islamophobia thing I have ever seen.
And its hilarious when I read statements like, they dont have churhs in muslim countries. IN my country which is 95% muslims, there are more than 10 churches, in the capital city alone. As a matter of fact, the cathedral, is the biggest religious structure in whole of Dakar and is right in the middle of the city.



I wonder what would happen if they banned the minarets on that!

[setanta]

Originally Posted by Wildcat!

Same for me. I am muslim, but not a very religious person either. I smoke and drink, and I dont remember the last time Ive been to a mosque , but this is one of the most blatant islamophobia thing I have ever seen.
And its hilarious when I read statements like, they dont have churhs in muslim countries. IN my country which is 95% muslims, there are more than 10 churches, in the capital city alone. As a matter of fact, the cathedral, is the biggest religious structure in whole of Dakar and is right in the middle of the city.


I wonder what would happen if they banned the minarets on that!

You know although I'm all for rights of the individual and freedom to worship whatever the feck you want and I abhor discrimination in any shape or form, I'm actually for once going to go with the Swiss on this one and it's a question of aesthetics and for me, as silly as that sounds.

Cultural diversity is something that we all have to accept at this point but I actually enjoy visiting unique countries and knowing the historical importance and individuality of each and every state I'm in, with the wide and varied architecture that's found all over the world. I simply look on things like this as somebody asking for planning permission and it not being granted because it might be a permanent eyesore, that will not compliment the buildings already in place.

And before you accuse me of racism, which I'm totally against, I just believe that it's a beautiful thing to admire a state for it's rich culture and beauty - I don't want every city looking the fecking same. And Wildcat, if your country is comprised of 95% muslims then of course they should build their places of worship and I would love to visit them myself, but in Switzerland they are about 4% of the population. Prepare for the backlash... brace yourself James.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by setanta

You know although I'm all for rights of the individual and freedom to worship whatever the feck you want and I abhor discrimination in any shape or form, I'm actually for once going to go with the Swiss on this one and it's a question of aesthetics and for me, as silly as that sounds.

Cultural diversity is something that we all have to accept at this point but I actually enjoy visiting unique countries and knowing the historical importance and individuality of each and every state I'm in, with the wide and varied architecture that's found all over the world. I simply look on things like this as somebody asking for planning permission and it not being granted because it might be a permanent eyesore, that will not compliment the buildings already in place.

And before you accuse me of racism, which I'm totally against, I just believe that it's a beautiful thing to admire a state for it's rich culture and beauty - I don't want every city looking the fecking same. And Wildcat, if your country is comprised of 95% muslims then of course they should build their places of worship and I would love to visit them myself, but in Switzerland they are about 4% of the population. Prepare for the backlash... brace yourself James.

That's a good point actually James, I didn't think of it that way.

[Wildcat!]

Originally Posted by setanta

You know although I'm all for rights of the individual and freedom to worship whatever the feck you want and I abhor discrimination in any shape or form, I'm actually for once going to go with the Swiss on this one and it's a question of aesthetics and for me, as silly as that sounds.

Cultural diversity is something that we all have to accept at this point but I actually enjoy visiting unique countries and knowing the historical importance and individuality of each and every state I'm in, with the wide and varied architecture that's found all over the world. I simply look on things like this as somebody asking for planning permission and it not being granted because it might be a permanent eyesore, that will not compliment the buildings already in place.

And before you accuse me of racism, which I'm totally against, I just believe that it's a beautiful thing to admire a state for it's rich culture and beauty - I don't want every city looking the fecking same. And Wildcat, if your country is comprised of 95% muslims then of course they should build their places of worship and I would love to visit them myself, but in Switzerland they are about 4% of the population. Prepare for the backlash... brace yourself James.

Errrm, 1. there are 3 mosques with minarets in Switzerland. Esthetics? What the hell do 3 mosques a whole coutry have anything to do with aesthetics?

2. the picture, that i posted, was a church, not a mosque, in a 95% Muslim country. And like I said, its the biggest religious building in the country. So waht are you talking about they should build their places of whorship.

3. No one is banning any other ornaments from any other religion. SO this has nothing to do with culture preservation. Its directed strictly at the muslim

4. They didnt ban mosques, they banned the minaret, and thats the whole point of my comparaison to the churches in other muslim countries. People think muslim= the middle east. Well its not.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Wildcat!

OK, . WHat in the hell is Europe coming to!

asia and africa