Switzerland minaret ban would be discrimination against religion, says Amnesty London/UK | 26.11.2009 | Religion + State A ban on the construction of minarets would breach Switzerland's obligations to uphold freedom of religion, Amnesty International (ai) said ahead of a referendum on November 29 on a constitutional amendment. The proposal, which was initiated by 16 individual members of the traditionally strong Swiss People's Party (SVP) and the Federal Democratic Union (EDU), will ask Swiss voters if they wish to add the sentence "The construction of minarets is forbidden" to Article 72 of the Constitution.
Christmas Message 2009 from the WCC General Secretary Samuel Kobia Geneva/Switzerland | 17.11.2009 | Ecumenism CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2009 FROM THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
US court rules against "I Believe" car license plates Washington D.C./USA | 13.11.2009 | Religion + State A US federal judge has ordered South Carolina not to issue cross-adorned ''I believe'' car number plates, ruling it violates the constitutional separation of church and state. US District Court judge, Cameron Currie, ruled that the state legislature - which voted unanimously last year to approve the number plates that include a cross in front of a stained glass window - had clearly given favoured government treatment to a single faith, and ordered to halt its issue. "Whether motivated by
