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Originally Posted by Moldova

Considering where this metaphorical character is supposed to be from then he should look just like any other Arab and therefore would look like the default Muslim everyone thinks about when they are mentioned.

its interesting dont you think that Christianity predates Islam in the Middle East by several centuries.

so surely your observation should perhaps be all Muslims should look just like the default Christian everyone thinks about when they are mentioned.

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Originally Posted by Stuart C

Indeed... Look at the Christian Symbol. Looked at logically, it's a man attached to two bits of wood. Nothing more. What it *represents* however, is a whole other matter..

so your saying logicly that a man that lives by the (bits of) wood , dies by the wood ....

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Originally Posted by Chris

I'd have put money on there being a thread about this already. But there isn't. I may have misjudged some of you.

Anyway, what do we think about this:


Quote:
Swiss voters have supported a referendum proposal to ban the building of minarets, official results show.
More than 57% of voters and 22 out of 26 cantons - or provinces - voted in favour of the ban.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8385069.stm

Play nicely please.

what have the swiss voters got against this green technology, i thought they were champions of this tech ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minaret
"....
Minarets also function as air conditioning mechanisms: as the sun heats the dome, air is drawn in through open windows then up and out of the minaret, thereby providing natural ventilation.[citation needed]
"

as for "the main function of the minaret is to provide a vantage point from which the call to prayer (adhan) is made. "
surely that to was yet another early green tech invention, as people didnt have personal portable alarm clocks to help them take their mandated work breaks on time back then ?