Swiss to Ban Minarets

Voltex · 28-11-2009 10:30PM #1

The Swiss are going to the Polls tomorow to vote on a ban of minarets.

http://www.newser.com/story/2585/tolerant-swiss-to-ban-minarets.html

One woman said that minarets are a sign of Islamic power..and their failre to intergrate into western society has alienated the Islamic comunity.

Are we starting to see an end to the P.C madness?

aphex™ · 28-11-2009 10:35PM

I just want the 2 mins i spent googling 'minarets' back

Duggy747 · 28-11-2009 10:40PM

People complain about the mussies when the worst culprits are the liberal P.C. arses who fight for stupid unified causes.

Good ol' neutral Swiss

"Tell my wife I said.........hello"

congo_90 · 28-11-2009 10:41PM

fookin swiss.
how pointless

Voltex · 28-11-2009 10:46PM

congo_90 wrote: »

fookin swiss.
how pointless

nah...the swiss actually have it right..their attitude I mean.

Basically they are a Nation of Michael O Learys.
I once asked why the ski lifts dont lock down when you lower the guard, that it would be easy for someone to lift it up and fall out...the response I got was.."if you are stupid enough to lift the guard while on the lift..and then stupid enough to fall..then you deserve what you get"

Ya cant argue with that!

Voltex · 28-11-2009 10:46PM

congo_90 wrote: »

fookin swiss.
how pointless

ahhhhhh....only getting it [EMAIL="now!!!!!....duhhhhh@Voltex"]now!!!!!... .duhhhhh@Voltex[/EMAIL]

kowloon · 28-11-2009 10:57PM

Am I the only person who instantly assumed Minarets were a type of sweet once they hear that the Swiss were involved?

Cookie_Monster · 28-11-2009 10:58PM

good on them. Those muslims need to get the message that no-one **** with the Swiss.

Nodin · 28-11-2009 11:07PM

Voltex wrote: »

Are we starting to see an end to the P.C madness?

I'm not seeing how letting people build their places of worship correlates to "P.C madness".

Voltex · 28-11-2009 11:09PM

Nodin wrote: »

I'm not seeing how letting people build their places of worship correlates to "P.C madness".

Theres always one!!!!
Why cant you just join the mob?
Pack mentality!!
This is AH....

monellia · 28-11-2009 11:10PM

You cannot escape the fact that this is an outright restriction of free speech. I'm glad the ban isn't expected to pass, but it's good to see that anti-Islam sentiment is prevalent among the Swiss...

deadhead13 · 28-11-2009 11:10PM

There are only 4 minarets in the entire country. Last I heard there is no chance of this ban happening.

Nodin · 28-11-2009 11:14PM

Not my job I'm afraid.

I think the mob isn't hiring at the moment anyway.....

Voltex · 28-11-2009 11:15PM

monellia wrote: »

You cannot escape the fact that this is an outright restriction of free speech. I'm glad the ban isn't expected to pass, but it's good to see that anti-Islam sentiment is prevalent among the Swiss...

Its not anti-Islam....its that they just dont want one particular faiths symbols blotting the skyline.

Lest you all forget that alot Swiss nationals died in Egypt about 12 years ago at the hands of Islamic terrorists...so I wouldnt push thier buttons too hard on that one.

Nodin · 28-11-2009 11:16PM

monellia wrote: »

but it's good to see that anti-Islam sentiment is prevalent among the Swiss...

As they're ultra-conservative in parts, only letting Women have the vote in the 1970's in some cantons, they're probably "anti" a lot of things, but I fail to see why thats good.

Nodin · 28-11-2009 11:17PM

Voltex wrote: »

Its not anti-Islam....its that they just dont want one particular faiths symbols blotting the skyline.

So the next propostition is to knock down all the church steeples is it?

monellia · 28-11-2009 11:31PM

Nodin wrote: »

As they're ultra-conservative in parts, only letting Women have the vote in the 1970's in some cantons, they're probably "anti" a lot of things, but I fail to see why thats good.

I fail to see what's good about accomodating a culture that is fundamentally hostile to the foundations of Western society - such as gender equality, pluralism, and individual liberty.

Moomoo1 · 28-11-2009 11:54PM

monellia wrote: »

I fail to see what's good about accomodating a culture that is fundamentally hostile to the foundations of Western society - such as gender equality, pluralism, and individual liberty.

I know. That Catholic church must go NOW.

monellia · 29-11-2009 12:01AM

Moomoo1 wrote: »

I know. That Catholic church must go NOW.

Yes it should, and its decreasing in numbers year upon year, while at the same time Islam is gaining a foothold.

gubbie · 29-11-2009 12:17AM

I'm not surprised that something like this came up. The SVP (who have said they are against this ban) have about a 35% of the nations backing and these are some posters they have released in the past year or so:

http://worldradio.ch/wrs/bm~pix/leadseries_svp_poster2008~s600x600.jpg

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01289/svp_poster_birds_1289684c.jpg

http://www.artthrob.co.za/08apr/images/svp_01a.jpg

So I wouldn't be surprised if this passed really.
(And these posters are absolutely everywhere)

I think it's funny that if they do vote to ban them that Switzerland would never be able to join the EU (I know they voted against it but you never know in the future) because they are denying human rights

Moomoo1 · 29-11-2009 12:21AM

monellia wrote: »

Yes it should, and its decreasing in numbers year upon year, while at the same time Islam is gaining a foothold.

well, banning minarets isn't exactly going to make all those European Muslims say 'oh, allright, we'll turn secular now', is it...

monellia · 29-11-2009 12:23AM

Moomoo1 wrote: »

well, banning minarets isn't exactly going to make all those European Muslims say 'oh, allright, we'll turn secular now', is it...

God damn it. Did you not read my post? I'm against the ban

smegmar · 29-11-2009 12:32AM

What if a bunch of atheists wanted to build a tower

Sleipnir · 29-11-2009 12:43AM

Why don't they just blow them up? Ironically, they'll be doing just exactly what fundamentalist Islamists believe in doing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D-z6sTs3pU

squod · 29-11-2009 01:32AM

No more female miners? Wha?

Blisterman · 29-11-2009 01:43AM

I personally feel persecuted by this proposed ban.

Not as a muslim, but as an architect.

wes · 29-11-2009 01:49AM

I have to wonder how insecure someone has to be, to ban something like a minaret, and the reasons given are ridiculous imho, not to mention suspiciously similar to same reasons for Islamists calling for similar bans against distinct Church features, when there not calling for banning them altogether that is. Hilarious to see some of the Swiss following the example of some Middle Eastern countries, the irony is rather hilarious to me.

Mr Benevolent · 29-11-2009 01:52AM

Blisterman wrote: »

I personally feel persecuted by this proposed ban.

Not as a muslim, but as an architect.

You design minarets? Probably not. You design boxes for people to live or work in. Stop whining.

Sleipnir · 29-11-2009 01:53AM

Blisterman wrote: »

I personally feel persecuted by this proposed ban.

Not as a muslim, but as an architect.

Come back when you come up with something as architecturally important as minarets. :pac:

Sleipnir · 29-11-2009 01:54AM

Confab wrote: »

You design minarets? Probably not. You design boxes for people to live or work in. Stop whining.

beat me to it.

BrokenArrows · 29-11-2009 01:55AM

aphex™ wrote: »

I just want the 2 mins i spent googling 'minarets' back

it took you two minutes to google minarets.
You need to take a course in google efficiency

enter into google search "define:minarets"
it will give a definition of minarets

Swiss to Ban Minarets

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