Divided over minarets

The Swiss will vote on November 29 whether to ban the building of any new minarets in Switzerland. The Stop Minarets movement is backed by the rightwing Swiss People's Party, but opposed by the government and the Council of Religions. Julie Hunt reports on a campaign that continues to divide the nation. (Julie Hunt, SF, swissinfo.ch 08.10.2009)

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[rei1vindicatio]

@trevgk

"A few years ago...", 39 years ago to be precise... well ok, that is a stain on the Swiss democracy... But otherwise it sure is outstanding and unique in the world!

And of course people can make wiser and less wise decisions...

The last vote certainly had several reasons...

Schluer is a jerk, no question... but don't lump together the people of a hole nation...!

Thanks for a little more ingenious comments in the future...

[mmitwaly]

Minarets will impose sharia law? How old is this guy? sounds like something a child would say. There is a huge percentage of Christian Arabs in the middle east and if you saw the churches you would laugh at the churches in Europe. I suggest the Swiss to visit Islamic country to learn more. Also Minarets are not in Sharia law because its not obligatory. They started to build them so Muslims would find the mosques and stop entering churches by mistake. Read more, you are a MP for Christ' sake.

[blahblahfeckinblah]

better to live in a country where majority opinion is visible through policy than otherwise. If muslims are living in a country where the majority of people aren't entirely comfortable with islam, then it's best that they and everyone else know the score. unexpressed undercurrents of social disharmony are best vented than left to explode.

[boodi45]

@bloodandwinearered U are one fucked up guy u go from being extremely prejudice to trying to play it Mr. nice guy and shit i ain't buyin it and anyone else who is capable of thinking shouldn't either, i bet u haven't left the trailer park

[ulas888]

ALL SWISS COMPANIES ARE CLOSED IN ISLAMIC COUNTRIES!YOU WANT IT??? OK NO PROBLEM!!

WITHIN 10 YEARS,ALL SWISS COMPANIES WILL GO BANKRUPT! IN ISLAMIC COUNTRIES!!

MUSLIMS HAVE NO HOLDING IN EUROPE!

50% OF SWITZERLAND'S ECONOMY RETURNS TO THE ISLAMIC COUNTRIES!!

I HATE ANTI-ISLAM PEOPLE AND COUNTRIES!!! ((freedom of thought))) :-)))

[bloodandwinearered]

@blaqsoldier I have traveled through 54 countries and love the diversity in the world. I do not want it to be all one way. I don't want burkas in France or Bikini's in Arabia, it would ruin both places. I am not bothered by poverty if the people are poor, but healthy and happy as in the Philippines. What is in Indonesia is something else altogether. It is life gone wrong. People are sick and puss flows from their eyes and open sores on their bodies. Let's leave Switzerland as it is.

[blaqsoldier]

@bloodandwinearered I don't know what religion you are but you do sound arrogant. You associate poverty with Islam, yes in this life we are poor but after life we shall inherit paradise. You should listen to the Message of Jesus(pbuh) Blessed are the poor...indeed...God is the greatest.

[YoungIvyScholar]

No more hate! Don't discriminate! So STOP ISLAM

[bloodandwinearered]

Switzerland should be about swiss army knives, nice watches and perfrection. Place the minerettes in the places where they belong.  Amongst the poverty, desperation and coruption of Islam.

[Defcom96]

Ofcourse I do,and you should take some lessons from them and Let It Be.

[persenso]

@Defcom96  Mr Mango you know the Beatles?