Saturday, November 28, 2009
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
Soeren Kern: Switzerland's Minaret War - Could a vote to ban the construction of minarets make the country a target for Islamic terrorism? - 'Swiss voters go to the polls on November 29 to decide the fate of a referendum to ban the construction of minarets, the tower-like structures on mosques that are often used to call Muslims to prayer. The initiative is being promoted by the conservative Swiss People’s Party (SVP), which argues that a minaret is a symbol of Islamic intolerance. The SVP, which also happens to be one of the strongest political parties in Switzerland, says the minaret is really an emblem of war...'
