June 5, 2009

Our Weekly Postcard (XCV)

Dear Readers – two good news:

(1) The weekend is near – enjoy it!

(2) The Ständerat – one of the two chambers of Swiss parliament – has just rejected the national referendum to ban the building of minarets in our country – by the overwhelming majority of 36 votes (against 3).

A strong sign of hope!

But, as you all know, under Switzerland’s system of direct democracy, the citizens will have the last word… I hope that it is crystal clear to you that we are against this referendum.

To ban minarets is a really bad, bad idea at all points.

Backside of the card is a minaret we once photographed – somewhere in the Balkans (and not in Switzerland):

Minaret

By Eric at 12:48 pm CET | Category: Backyard
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