On November 29th, the New York Times reported that Switzerland had voted to ban the construction of minarets, the prayer towers of mosques. In a related story on November 30, Fox News reported the following:
"Amnesty International said the vote violated freedom of religion and would probably be overturned by the Swiss supreme court or the European Court of Human Rights."
Wow. There are a lot of things here to look at.
Time Magazine reported on March 19, 2008:
"The Vatican has confirmed that it is negotiating for permission to build the first church in Saudi Arabia."
Has Amnesty International commented on the lack of Christian churches in Muslim countries?
Blogger News Network reported on April 24, 2007:
"There are a 900 000 Philippinos in Saudi, 90 percent Christian, and an estimated 600 000 Keralan Christians from India, not to mention Hindus, not to mention Christians from Africa, Lebanon, or Palestine. Yet there is no Christian church in Saudi Arabia. More prosperous Catholics can fly to the small Gulf states for Christmas and other feast days. Yet there is something misearable for a Catholic Christian not to be able to receive the sacraments, and the idea that small groups of Christians meeting for rosary or bible study face arrest."
The Swiss have voted to ban the construction of minarets, and the EU and Amnesty International cried 'foul,' but somehow Amnesty International closes its eyes to the lack of religious freedom in the Muslim world.
Will the vote of the Swiss people for a law in their country which affects only their country be allowed to stand?
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