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New Vote To Overturn Minaret Ban Being Considered In Switzerland

By Howard M. Friedman

Yesterday's Washington Post reports that liberals in Switzerland are considering seeking signatures for a new initiative that would overturn the ban on building minarets in the country that was adopted last week. Club Helvetique, a group Swiss intellectuals, will move ahead to draw up an action plan. Other reports Sunday said that Libya's Muamar Gaddafi has warned that the ban has played into the hands of terrorists who seek to recruit for jihad against Europe. Meanwhile two complaints have been filed with Switzerland's Federal Court challenging the legality of new ban.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on December 07, 2009 (boomark / email).