0Members of the right-wing Swiss People's Party, currently the largest party in the Swiss parliament, have launched a campaign to have the building of minarets banned. 02br 00They claim the minaret is not necessary for worship, but is rather a symbol of Islamic law, and as such incompatible with Switzerland's legal system. 02br 00Signatures are now being collected to force a nationwide referendum on the issue which, under Switzerland's system of direct democracy, would be binding. 02br 00The move has shocked Switzerland's 350,000 Muslims, many of whom have been campaigning for decades for more recognition for their faith. 02br 02br 00 02br 00In theory Switzerland is a secular state, whose constitution guarantees freedom of religious expression to all. In practice however mosques in Switzerland tend to be confined to disused warehouses and factories. 02br 00Across the country, there are only two small minarets, one in Zurich and one in Geneva, neither of which are permitted to make the call to prayer. In Switzerland's capital Berne, the largest mosque is in a former underground car park. 02br 02br 00-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------02br 00Recently Marius told me it would be hypothetical to write the 'would be' form.02br 00So the third sentence of the above is flawed.02br 00Signatures are now being collected to force a nationwide referendum on the issue which, under Switzerland's system of direct democracy, would be binding.02br 01b00This should be ' 00Signatures are now being collected to force a nationwide referendum on the issue which, under Switzerland's system of direct democracy, will be binding.02b02br 00It is laid down in the law. It is incompatible with laws of the country. So there is no hypothesis. What do you think?02br 0-
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