Not allowed to build minarets anymore
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I think that the banning of headscarves would be horribleIt would be like forbidding people to wear trousers... or crosses. I can understand that people don't want buildings that in their opinion represent something horrible, illegal even,to be in their town, but banning headscarves means stepping on an area so private that it's just not fair. And it's against human rights, as it is a human right to express one's religious convictions-- also in public.
In general I think that muslims and other immigrants should abide by the same rules as native residents. We have a right to our religion, and they should have a right to theirs, as long as the religion abides by our laws. We have a duty to teach our children our national language at home, and immigrants should also take care that their children learn our language. We can't require that the media don't criticise our ways, and immigrants can't require that the media don't criticise their ways. It's as simple as that: same rules to everyone. In conclusion, a right to express religious convictions is a rule that applies to everyone, not only to native residents.
very well said.
Are you familiar with the concept of cultural assimilation? It seems as though you see no difference between the Islamic conquests of the Middle Ages and the peaceful emigration of modern times. The Jihadists are generally not the ones moving to Europe.
Fly away, I just wanted to thank you for sharing your culture with us, and for helping educate us on the truth. Your courage under fire is commendable, and I wish I could hug you through this monitor! 
I wish we could all be as tolerant and as understanding as you've shown yourself to be.
I wish we could all be as tolerant and as understanding as you've shown yourself to be.
What does that have to do with the Swiss ban? You live in Australia. By your logic, the establishment of Sharia law in Saudi Arabia could justify the establishment of Paul's Epistles as law in the U.S. What sense does it make to retaliate against unjust laws in other countries by coming up with some unjust laws of your own?
I don't know who is more retarded the muslims claiming they are getting christian belief forced on them, or the ones who actually banned christmas decorations.
I lean on the latter
I love Christmas. I am not a Muslim. Personnally, I like having Christmas decorations up. First, I dont think that it is only and all Muslims who may have tried to have Christmas decorations banned. That is a HUGE generalization. I also dont think that people who want Christmas may be from other religions.
I think that it is important to recognize that the United States is a PLURALISTIC society. This means that all religions are welcome. This is a country that is supposed to welcome all religions.
People (like the Puritans) immigrated to the United States for religious freedom.
The United States is for all...
(I apologize to the World Community for this commentary on the US I felt it was relevant to the discussion.)
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Fly away, I just wanted to thank you for sharing your culture with us, and for helping educate us on the truth. Your courage under fire is commendable, and I wish I could hug you through this monitor!
Thank you for the compliments arbygil.
I'm glad I could help! It was probably a very small minority of Muslims who wanted the decorations banned. Something like that should not be an issue at all, seriously. I gladly helped my neighbor decorate her tree a few years ago when she ill and couldn't really do it alone. Do I feel that this threatened my faith in my religion? Not in the very least.
Werent the London subway bombers born and raised in England? Yeah keep reaching.
They were. But so what? That has nothing to do with the rest of the European population. Timothy McVeigh was born and raised in the United States. But does that make me and the rest of the American population potential terrorists? Of course not.
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Three of them were (with some trips to the Middle East for radicalization). Are you trying to make a relevant point with that tidbit? If their histories were somehow representative of the Muslims' throughout Europe, methinks we would have seen quite a few more subway bombings.
Pretty sure you're the one reaching in this thread. It's like saying someone from where ever you live is extremely closed minded, then everyone there must be as well.
OK ok what about the muslim street riots every summer in France?
Or that film maker who was murdered
Or the Catholic school girls who got thier heads cut off...
are you intentionally being obtuse?
I am sure some eurapeans do and some eauropeans don't. This law however curtails religious freedom in my view so your comment is somewhat ironic.
What does that have to do with anything?
I wasn't refering to the caricature but to the violent impulse to blow things up.
My bad should have edited better
Not all religious people Shai Gar
I do, in fact, respect your opinion tremendously. I dont think ALL religious people are doing this
I would have those priests killed by firing squad if I could.
Dont mistake my comments about Islam as some sort of favor for Christians, I am an atheist, I dislike all religion. I just dont pretend that Christians today are somehow more violent then muslims overall, theyre not.
What the heck I thought this would get a laugh. I could not find a iron clad monkey