Iran has churches, though they closed down some of the "evangelical" ones because members were allegedly trying to gain converts. Interestingly, five out of 270 seats in the majlis are reserved for officially recognized religious minorities--three for Christians and one each for Jews and Zoroastrians.
I knew that last part, but momentarily forgot some of them were for Christians.
And just how stupid do you have to be as evangelical church in Iran to try converting people...? Of course, the charges could be false.
It seems the Swiss ban on muslim minarets has passed rather quietly
- 02/12/2009 04:15:22 PM
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I mostly support the Swiss decision. As from my comment at Der Spiegel,
- 02/12/2009 05:54:11 PM
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Re: I mostly support the Swiss decision. As from my comment at Der Spiegel,
- 02/12/2009 06:23:09 PM
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I understand the first in Qatar was built in 2003.
- 02/12/2009 10:11:31 PM
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Yes, with no steeple and no bell!
- 03/12/2009 12:48:12 AM
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Ah yes, now that you mention it.
- 03/12/2009 12:52:26 AM
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So you ban the steeples where church bells are not needed?
- 02/12/2009 07:19:16 PM
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I would take an equal line against steeples where there is no bell/or no bell allowed to be used.
- 02/12/2009 08:29:21 PM
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Does anyone know the legal effect of this referendum?
- 02/12/2009 10:00:54 PM
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It's Switzerland. Their referendums are binding.
- 02/12/2009 10:07:52 PM
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Do the Swiss think they live in 5th-century BC Athens or something?
- 02/12/2009 10:11:29 PM
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- 02/12/2009 10:11:29 PM
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Switzerland is odd in a great many ways.
- 02/12/2009 10:14:26 PM
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Actually, I think I meant the European Court of Human Rights, not the ECJ.
- 02/12/2009 10:16:38 PM
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Yeah, but does that one have any power?
- 02/12/2009 10:17:54 PM
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- 02/12/2009 10:17:54 PM
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ECHR Article 9 – Freedom of thought, conscience and religion
- 02/12/2009 10:52:35 PM
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I feel like I'm missing something in this debate
- 02/12/2009 11:21:03 PM
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The latter.
- 02/12/2009 11:22:49 PM
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Huh, that's bizarre
- 02/12/2009 11:39:03 PM
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It's coming from a party...
- 02/12/2009 11:42:49 PM
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sicherheit schaffen, that's great!
- 03/12/2009 12:00:00 AM
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I don't really see a problem with it
- 02/12/2009 10:09:55 PM
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They pretty much have.
- 02/12/2009 10:16:46 PM
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I would say it is a bit reactionary but i guess it depends on your definition of intolerance
- 03/12/2009 03:39:48 PM
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The Adhan can really get to you
- 02/12/2009 11:14:47 PM
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I think it seems kind of a silly waste of government power...
- 03/12/2009 12:27:29 AM
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It's not the government that did it. *NM*
- 03/12/2009 12:29:35 AM
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*re reads* Oh. I guess it's really power to the people over there
- 03/12/2009 12:35:59 AM
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