Swedish minister surprised over Swiss referendum banning minarets
Monsters & Critics
Brussels - Swedish Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy Tobias Billstrom Monday expressed surprise over a Swiss referendum banning minarets.'I am a bit surprised and I think it is a bit strange that you decide these things in a referendum,' Billstrom said in Brussels where he was attending a meeting of justice and home affairs ministers.
Voters in Switzerland on Sunday cast ballots in favour of banning minarets.
Sweden is current holder of the rotating presidency of the European Union.
'In Sweden we usually do these things through city planning. These decisions on how tall a building should be and whether it should be built at all is a matter for city planners,' Billstrom added.
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Good idea !
Agreed. Outstanding idea. I love the Swedish response: "Billstrom said that a similar referendum in Sweden would be 'very difficult,' citing freedom of religion."
Are you kidding me? Since when did the Swedes care about religion? They care about not offending jihadis. Spare us the feigned concern over religious freedom.
Also, I love how the Swedes are all discombobulated that the people, rather than some city planning commission, did this. Fantastic. Love that socialism.
All this reminds me of that great book ... "Worthwhile Things that Have Come from Sweden (Except for Blonde Women)." It's a quick read. The chapter on ski jumpers is the longest.
The Swiss are also gun toting. Kudos to the Swiss: http://ninnuhs.blogspot.com/2009/10/swiss-are-packing-guns.html
Did n't know that, Ninnuh. Good stuff. Plus, we know the Swiss all have those pocketknives.
Woody, if it's a good idea, let's offer the same referendum in Michigan.
DC, Sweden's idea of 'the religion of peace' is an organization that promises not to kill you and your children if you promise to ignore their insanity and calls to prayer.
ninnuh, Switzerland must be careful not to become another Texas. One can't walk into a Sizzler in Tyler without being pistol-whipped with the butt end of an AK-47.
Of course, that may just happen in Sizzlers. I was kind of hogging the chicken wings.
DC, as you know, I served a 3-year enlistment in the Swiss Army. They made me buy my own knife. Talk about disappointment!!
Upon separation, I enlisted in the Old Navy. In fact, I was involved in the front lines of the Old Navy-Bed Bath & Beyond skirmishes of the 1980's. I still sport a laceration scar from an old dame slashing with a spatula.
Criminal possession of culinary instruments has recently been codified under federal law as spatula assaults - the feared "Slash and Spread" - are on the rise throughout the US. I feel your pain Nickie.
Spatula, schmatula. Real men are willing to go into mortal combat armed only with a plate of mediocre pasta. That, and some really harsh words to those who wield kitchen utensils in anger...
Sig, I still wince every time I smell a pancake.
Ope... Ah, Muslims, the perfect guests.
Fredd, you shoulda met my 4th wife.
Billstrom words will not concern the Swiss since Switzerland is not in the EU.
There is a mosque two blocks from my home. There is no minaret. I have no problem with freedom of religion but the Muslims continue to push the envelope wherever they are found. And it's disturbing.
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