Swiss Move to Ban Minarets

[Boon Mee]

Many Swiss think minarets have no place on their urban skylines

Well, gotta agree with the Swiss on this one. Minarets are a symbol of Islamic supreamacism. What these Muslims don't understand is building codes and conformance are not free speech issues and can be regulated by the state.

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[sabang]

Sometimes you are so utterly full of shit Boner.

[Marmite the Dog]

Minarets are a symbol of Islamic supreamacism.

And there was me thinking that they were a symbol of stone age fanatics. You learn something new every day...

[Wallalai]

Many Swiss think minarets have no place on their urban skylines

I'm one of them, they should maybe try to integrate before to build some minarets. I'm tolerant but it's my country and I've seen the consequences of the massive influx of balkanic muslim refugee since the balkan war. Many behave like we should adapt to them. Had they tried to do like this in Thailand they had been killed one by one, but swiss are more a kind of affable people so...

[barbaro]

Minarets are a symbol of Islamic supreamacism.

And there was me thinking that they were a symbol of stone age fanatics. You learn something new every day...

"You must spread more reputation around before giving it to Boon Mee and Marmite the Dog again."

[Marmite the Dog]

Can I change 'fanatics' to 'nutjobs'?

[stroller]

And there was me thinking that they were a symbol of stone age fanatics. You learn something new every day...

I am glad to see you are willing to learn.
Here a description and explanation, without the usual hate-spewing: Minaret - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Sir Burr]

Minerets are a lot prettier than some of the stuff that has ruined the London skyline.

[Boon Mee]

Can I change 'fanatics' to 'nutjobs'?

Certainly.
Stone-age nutjobs has a nice ring to it!

[stroller]

Stone-age nutjobs has a nice ring to it

Yeah, the ring of right-wing n utters spouting crap in the blogsphere!

[DrB0b]

I like minarets. I always liked hearing the call the prayer in the morning. Very soothing. We should have more of them, they look nice too. I always like passing the mosque on the way to Sankampaeng, visited it a couple of times too. Matter of fact I think we should have a minaret and a muezzin on teakdoor, call to prayer 5 times a day. Allow me....

<ahem> Allaaaaahoooooooooooo AKBAR
Alllllaaaaaaaaaahhooooooooooooo AKBAR
Ash-hadu al-la Ilaaaaaaaaaaaaha ill AAAAAAAAAAAAAAlla
Ash-hadu al-la Ilaha illaaaaa Al-AAH
Ash-hadu anna Muhammmmmmmmmadan Rasoooooooolullaah
Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasoooooooooooooolulllah
Hayya la-s-salah - Hayya la-s-salah
Hayya la-l-falah - Hayya la-l-falah
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar
La Ilaha illa Alllllllllllaaah

There, wasn't that nice! I hope you were all facing Mecca!

(note to self; write teakdoor Allahbot lunchtime tomorrow)

[Marmite the Dog]

There, wasn't that nice! I hope you were all facing Mecca!

I was having a shit, facing SE. Does that count?

[Wallalai]

I always liked hearing the call the prayer in the morning.

The cow's bells are much more romantic in the early morning, smooth... very smooth.

I don't know why but I love cows, maybe for all the delicious cheeses they allow me to eat.

[Sir Burr]

^

I don't know why but I love cows.

You and Randomchances should get together for a drink......

[mad_dog]

The proposed minaret was to be 4 meters high. If your culture is intimidated by something like that then your culture is clearly lacking.

[Boon Mee]

^
It was an interesting news story coming out of Switzerland.
Minerets don't bother this poster...

[mad_dog]

I don't like the Swiss... They hoard Nazi gold and gaurd the Pope but shit it in every war...." neutrality"... scumbags.. They haven't got the big match mentality...

[sabang]

There's a couple of Mosque's, an Islamic school and Moslem markets a couple of kilometers from me. Hardly spectacular minarets though.
They don't bother me, and the wife shops at the markets quite often.
I'm far enough from the noise so it is a pleasant distraction early morning rather than a wake up call, which might bug me.
The problems down south seem a long way removed from here.

[Mr Earl]

Switzerland has a long history associated with Calvinism. Which is an understated affection of Protestantism. It only goes to follow how Swiss society might object to any loud religion, especially Islam which makes a point of being loud and in your face.

[stroller]

The church bells are rather "loud" as well...

The Swiss have always been much more reclusive than others in the area, I think of them as a nation of mountain tribes (in a non-derogatory sense).

[mad_dog]

Switzerland has a long history associated with Calvinism. Which is an understated affection of Protestantism. It only goes to follow how Swiss society might object to any loud religion, especially Islam which makes a point of being loud and in your face.

I didn't know this. Good point Earl.

[DrB0b]

Switzerland has a long history associated with Calvinism. Which is an understated affection of Protestantism. It only goes to follow how Swiss society might object to any loud religion, especially Islam which makes a point of being loud and in your face.

I didn't know this. Good point Earl.

I like the Catholic encylopaedia's take on Calvinism - "largely obsolete". Way to go RCs

(I think the Swiss don't like minarets because the landscape of Switzerland is honey-combed with vaults full of Jew's gold teeth, any building over 8 meters high would probably be heavy enough to fall through into one of these vaults and then there'd be lots of embarassing explanations to make)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Calvinism

[sabang]

A minaret in Zurich shouldn't be much of a big deal. I would think there's some there already.
A minaret in Heidi/ Cow bells/ Edelweiss country might be.
Switzerland is a nation of Canton's.