Freedom of expression
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Originally Posted by Damien
Which the Swiss have clearly impeded upon.
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Utter bullcrap.
I'm suprised that any mosques in this country have been built "traditionally" as I mentioned in an earlier post.
Mosques built "traditionally" with gold domed roofs, minarets and crescents etc are incongruous to nearly all British surroundings. How they gain planning permission is beyond me and most likely the result of the local authority not wishing to upset the local muslim population.
A place of worrship does not need to make an architectural statement, and certainly not one where the said statement has no practical use.
Most, nearly all I know, modern churches look nothing like the traditional churches in the country and most are converted from old town halls, magistrates courts, cinemas and theatres.
Most, if not all, pentecostal churches, latter day saints churches, elim churches, and Jehovah Witnesses Kingdon Halls that I have seen just look like regular buildings.
Even modern Catholic and Anglican are usually just squares with the only giveaway being stained glass windows.
I live in a green belt area and have just extended my property, there were very strict rules about what shape it could be, what materials I could use, its height etc.
I wanted "freedom of expression" I wanted to build a great big pink pleasure palace but the local planning authority said I had to use york stone and york stone slates.
As I see it the Swiss haven't banned mosques or banned practicing Islam, they just don't want alien architecture being, as Charlie would say, a carbuncle in their towns and cities.
I agree with them, if you want to build a mosque in Switzerland then make it look like a cuckoo clock and you'll be alright.