Religions unite against far right's call to ban minarets

News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 4:03 PM EST

Article Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

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Switzerland's biggest Jewish groups have described a far-right push to ban the construction of minarets as a ''threat'' to religious harmony and the integration of Muslims.

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''The referendum infringes religious freedom, a concept enshrined in the constitution,'' the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities and the Platform of Liberal Jews in Switzerland said in a statement.

The Swiss will vote in a referendum on November 29 on whether to ban the construction of minarets, a proposal introduced by right-wing groups and backed by the far-right Swiss People's Party.

The two Jewish groups said they ''take seriously the fears of the population that extremist ideas could be disseminated in Switzerland. But banning minarets is no solution - it only creates in Muslims … a sense of alienation and discrimination.''

The Government and all the other big political parties are recommending a vote against.

In a historic move, local Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders have joined forces to reject a ban on minarets. Four minarets have been built and the construction of a fifth is planned.

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#1 - Mon Nov 2, 2009 4:03 PM EST

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Paul I

It's amazing that this made it to the ballot. Can you imagine the uproar if they tried to ban stained glass windows in churches, or steeples, or bell towers?

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#2 - Mon Nov 2, 2009 5:27 PM EST

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