Symbolic minaret declared in Switzerland

[struggle4progress]

Friday, December 4, 2009
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News

In reaction to the Swiss referendum on the prohibition of minarets, the Church of Elizabeth in Basel has declared its bell tower to be a symbolic minaret ...

Following the referendum, a group of Turkish locals in the Basel area held a protest outside the Elizabeth church, which is also the town’s first Protestant church.

On Thursday, the church announced that its bell tower also represented a symbolic minaret and brought a Turkish imam to the church to give his blessing.

A joint service was held by priest Andre Feuz and the Turkish imam where Turkish Muslims and Swiss Christians came together to pray ...

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=symbolic-minaret-goes-up-in-switzerland-2009-12-04

[GrantDem]

1. Maybe these churches will wake up.

They have to realize that an attack on one faith's religious freedom is a prelude to attacks on others.

[ZombieHorde]

2. Unexpected. The churches coming together makes me happy and nervous at the same time.

Thanks for posting.