The Swiss are now known for 4 good things!

[bomelia]

Damn! 5 things! I forgot the cheese!

Way to go Walter.

Mike

[fonti]

6 things:
you forgot the "Appenzeller liquor"!!

[Wayne Maybury]

"The Swiss have failed to give a clear signal for diversity, freedom of religion and human rights," said Omar Al-Rawi, integration representative of the Islamic Denomination in Austria, which said its reaction was "grief and deep disappointment."

This type of comment makes me laugh as there is no way any sort of diversity is even considered, let alone tolerated in any of the fundamentalist Islamic countries.

Wayne

[bomelia]

Originally Posted by Wayne Maybury

"The Swiss have failed to give a clear signal for diversity, freedom of religion and human rights," said Omar Al-Rawi, integration representative of the Islamic Denomination in Austria, which said its reaction was "grief and deep disappointment."

This type of comment makes me laugh as there is no way any sort of diversity is even considered, let alone tolerated in any of the fundamentalist Islamic countries.

Wayne

Egg Zactly. Just go ahead and try to erect a Christian church with steeple and cross in their countries and see what happens. Hypocrites.

Walter, you need to show us how to contact your lawmakers so we can congratulate them on a job well done.

[Jamo]

Originally Posted by bomelia

Egg Zactly. Just go ahead and try to erect a Christian church with steeple and cross in their countries and see what happens. Hypocrites.

Walter, you need to show us how to contact your lawmakers so we can congratulate them on a job well done.

My friend...a little history. Several orthodox Christian faiths have maintained churches and monastic facilities in the Middle East for centuries...well before Islamic faiths became dominant in the region. For example, the Armenian Orthodox Church has major religious centers in just about every country in the region, including Syria, Iraq and Iran. I have folks in Tehran who have never been bothered by anyone from Ringo's forces.

Course...the Eastern Orthodox Christians didn't go a viking on any crusades...they already lived in the region.

[bomelia]

Originally Posted by Jamo

My friend...a little history. Several orthodox Christian faiths have maintained churches and monastic facilities in the Middle East for centuries...well before Islamic faiths became dominant in the region. For example, the Armenian Orthodox Church has major religious centers in just about every country in the region, including Syria, Iraq and Iran. I have folks in Tehran who have never been bothered by anyone from Ringo's forces.

Course...the Eastern Orthodox Christians didn't go a viking on any crusades...they already lived in the region.

I am talking about today, not several eons ago. I realize there are Christian churches in the Islamic world. But today, the very idea of "diversity" in faith does not exist in the ME. In fact, I would think that the way these churches and mosques got mixed together is related to who won the last war.

Mike

[Jamo]

Originally Posted by bomelia

I am talking about today, not several eons ago. I realize there are Christian churches in the Islamic world. But today, the very idea of "diversity" in faith does not exist in the ME. In fact, I would think that the way these churches and mosques got mixed together is related to who won the last war.

Mike

Mikie...the spread of Islam did in fact win the war. They even stopped the Khan's offspring. But rather than destroy the Orthodox Christian (and Jewish, as a matter of fact) institutions, they protected them. You might want to read up on it a bit.

If fact, Catholic crusaders even attacked Orthodox Christians.

Not suggesting that everything is muy perfecto throughout the region, but let's not broadbrush reality to fit an argument.

As for the Swiss...a hoorah moment, nothing more.