they don't HAVE to be built like this:Winston_Churchill wrote:
Personally, I support it. Part of what Switzerland's culture is their architecture and skyline, and building something that doesnt fit in makes it stand out like a sore thumb. Why should they get to ignore Switzerland's culture for their religion? If they want to build religious buildings, build them to fit with the outside architecture and do what you want with the insides.
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didnt know they had churches in middle east but yeah u think this is gonna spread throughout Europe?Beduin wrote:
I could spam this thread with many pics of huge churches in middle east
What I heard was that the mainstream government was actually promoting for it, but the populace voted against it lol. You'd probably have this shit in loads of other countries in and out of Europe if the people were given the choice. Ah well, I was never a fan of Islamic architecture anywayJenspm wrote:
'tis what happens in a direct democracy. The entire government was against the ban, as far as I understand.
Fuck it, I don't care (yes)blademaster wrote:
.. but yeah u think this is gonna spread throughout Europe?Beduin wrote:
I could spam this thread with many pics of huge churches in middle east
And now populist parties in Denmark and the Netherlands say they want referendums, too.Geert Wilders, head of the Dutch Freedom Party, told the Dutch daily "Volkskrant" that his party "will call upon the government to make a similar referendum possible in the Netherlands."
And in Denmark, Danish People's Party head Pia Kjaersgaard welcomed the Swiss ban and said her party would also seek a similar vote.
Indeed, we are. Thanks, always nice to be reminded.JohnG@lt wrote:
But I thought you Euros were 'enlightened'. It's what you keep telling people in my country...
yeah, for about 400 years now, cheers for the reminder.jord wrote:
Indeed, we are. Thanks, always nice to be reminded.JohnG@lt wrote:
But I thought you Euros were 'enlightened'. It's what you keep telling people in my country...
Banning mosques is enlightened?jord wrote:
Indeed, we are. Thanks, always nice to be reminded.JohnG@lt wrote:
But I thought you Euros were 'enlightened'. It's what you keep telling people in my country...
400 years you say? I could've sworn most of the continent was ruled by despotic kings just 100 years ago.Uzique wrote:
yeah, for about 400 years now, cheers for the reminder.jord wrote:
Indeed, we are. Thanks, always nice to be reminded.JohnG@lt wrote:
But I thought you Euros were 'enlightened'. It's what you keep telling people in my country...
switzerland is a faggot-ass country. always on the fence. always quietly right-wing. they all had boners when nazi germany was in power.
Muslims has just got permission to build mosques here in Denmark. We are praying in old factories , small houses and storage buildings.blademaster wrote:
according to the news:And now populist parties in Denmark and the Netherlands say they want referendums, too.Geert Wilders, head of the Dutch Freedom Party, told the Dutch daily "Volkskrant" that his party "will call upon the government to make a similar referendum possible in the Netherlands."
And in Denmark, Danish People's Party head Pia Kjaersgaard welcomed the Swiss ban and said her party would also seek a similar vote.
err european enlightenment principles have nothing to do with monarchy...JohnG@lt wrote:
400 years you say? I could've sworn most of the continent was ruled by despotic kings just 100 years ago.Uzique wrote:
yeah, for about 400 years now, cheers for the reminder.jord wrote:
Indeed, we are. Thanks, always nice to be reminded.
switzerland is a faggot-ass country. always on the fence. always quietly right-wing. they all had boners when nazi germany was in power.
To be fair, that's how most Liberals are. It's what I've noticed over the years. With conservatives, you get what you expect, but with more Liberal minded folk it's more complicated like that.S.Lythberg wrote:
I like how some European countries preach nothing but tolerance from their homogenous nations, then go xenophobic once some new races show up
They aren't banning mosques, just minarets.JohnG@lt wrote:
Banning mosques is enlightened?jord wrote:
Indeed, we are. Thanks, always nice to be reminded.JohnG@lt wrote:
But I thought you Euros were 'enlightened'. It's what you keep telling people in my country...
So you're talking about a few people that were independently wealthy due to land ownership that had the free time to think philosophically. Gotcha. I forgot that having a learned elite rather than a learned populace is the height of enlightenment.Uzique wrote:
err european enlightenment principles have nothing to do with monarchy...JohnG@lt wrote:
400 years you say? I could've sworn most of the continent was ruled by despotic kings just 100 years ago.Uzique wrote:
yeah, for about 400 years now, cheers for the reminder.
switzerland is a faggot-ass country. always on the fence. always quietly right-wing. they all had boners when nazi germany was in power.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Enlightenment