People of “other religions” have been in Switzerland since time immemorial, with no problem. There has, however, recently been an influx of people who believe that the cross is an insult to the power of Allah (cf. Qur’an 4:171). Many of these people are intransigent to the point of violence. Are Swiss authorities trying to appease them?
“Basel bickers over Christian symbols. Crosses to disappear from the largest Swiss cemetery,” translated from “Basler zoffen um christliche Symbole. Kreuze sollen aus dem grössten Schweizer Friedhof verschwinden,” by Rene Hildbrand, Die Weltwoche, January 20, 2022:
There has been a dispute about the cross for years. Time and again, the symbol causes controversy, even though Christians see it as a sign of reconciliation, tolerance and love of one’s neighbor.
There is currently a dispute about this in Riehen, the second largest town in northern Switzerland, with a proportion of foreigners of around 28 per cent. Switzerland’s largest cemetery is located at Hörnli in Riehen.
According to the administration of the central cemetery, more and more people of other faiths feel disturbed by crosses, Christian murals and even chapel names during funerals and ceremonies. The Catholic Church of Basel-Stadt is even showing itself to be compliant.
The spokesperson for the church council told the newspaper Basler Zeitung: “If there are people who consider Christian symbols disturbing in the process, it should be possible to cover them up or carry them out.”
The Protestant Reformed of Basel see things differently. Their church does not need any religious symbols. Nevertheless, the president thinks: “Those to whom these symbols are important should be able to experience and see them.”
There is strong resistance to the displacement of Christian symbols. The SVP party Riehen is fighting to preserve the cemetery culture. In a petition, it calls on parliament and the government council to stop such plans.
The representatives of the Basel Catholics complain: “If the basic furnishings of a chapel are to be without Christian symbols, this is a worrying trend.”
In 2018, the newly elected Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder had a cross hung in his Munich state chancellery in one of his first official acts. Ten years earlier, when he was secretary-general of the Christian Social Union (CSU), Söder had made a mess of things with a single sentence: “Crucifixes belong in classrooms, not headscarves.”
Charlie in NY says
To be consistent, will Switzerland replace the cross on its national flag?
Wellington says
Beat me to it, Charlie.
mortimer says
How much of Switzerland do the Arabs now own anyway? Are the Swiss selling out?
PRCS says
And will that symbol be removed from Switzerland’s private, military, and commercial aircraft?
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gravenimage says
Damn good question.
Stewart Davies says
I recall many years ago the Saudis objected to Swiss Air because its planes bore a symbol that is “offensive to Muslims.” The harsh reality is that anything; anything at all that doesn’t kowtow to Allah’s boys is “offensive to Muslims.” This problem will not be solved until Islam has been eradicated from the face of the earth and returned to the place from whence it came.
Mount Zion says
If someone is offended by christian symbols how long bevore they are offended by christians gathering in christian symbols (Churches all over christian countries).
Check Burry says
And also be removing minarets from mosks?
Why yes of course they will.
Wellington says
Well, if crosses in Switzerland’s largest cemetery have to go, how can the Christian cross on the Swiss flag remain?
Islam can never be appeased enough, ditto for mankind’s newest totalitarian ideology, i.e., Western Leftism. You’d think by now Europe of all places would know that appeasement never works.
The West has become a region of the world dominated by wussies and idiots. What a waste. What a monumental and foolish waste.
somehistory says
Well, by cracky, they could just look away. or they could go back from whence they came. They just don’t have enough strength inside themselves to *resist* that which they abhor. mozlums are thin-skinned trouble-makers and terrorists who want the entire world to be subjected to satan the devil. They must cause a big stink everywhere they go.
And that brings to mind what the Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthian congregation of Christians, regarding the “knowledge of Christ” being a “sweet-smelling odor” to those believing and having faith, and to those “who are perishing”…it is a foul odor. (2 Cor. 2)
So, to the ones smelling a “foul odor,” I say, wipe your top lip and go about you day and stop making a great big stink.
But, they won’t stop making a big stink as long as they see weakness in those who are not mozlums.
raja says
Amen… I corinthians 1:18
For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
somehistory says
Absolutely.
Ray Jarman says
Why do the Christians not force an enactment which states that the sign of an outhouse (the crescent over the door of their house of horrors) is not permitted as it distresses them? I know the answer. I just thought that I would ask anyway.
somehistory says
The “sign of the outhouse” fits what islam is all about, don’t you think? Garbage, flushables, things fit only for a pit that will be covered and forgotten.
Ray Jarman says
I totally agree and I bet that one cannot find a Sears Roebuck catalogue to wipe their asses. Oh wait, they only use their left hand so they don’t even need paper. (A little Tar Hill humour)
e says
Why not build a cemetary foir the Muslims. Too easy, they must change the .poloicies of this one..More Muslem supremacy at work and in Switzerland,of all places. You admit thousands of “refugees” give them asistance, and how do they thank you. By demanding locxal laws and }customs be changed. The only solution is Draconian, no more Muslem imigrants and deportation of those who cannot “will not” assimialte..Its rough on legitimte imigfrantss. butg how can you tell?
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maria says
No muslim flags or symbols in Switzerland and the whole Europe. If the muslims want to get rid of them deport them from Switzerland. Europe must be free from the muslims and their children.
Out with them
Doomer says
Such servility and SELF-hate. That is a mental disease very typical of Western( not Eastern Europeans).
My prediction is:
Switzerland will then ELIMINATE having a National Dog,the Saint Bernard ( Mohammed cursed dogs)
Then take down all statues in honor of BARRY ,”Saint of Saints”.He was a St Bernard dog who in the early 19th century SAVED the Lives of at least 40 Persons Lost in the Alps.
a) Truth is Switzerland does NOT have much to be ashamed of EXCEPT for the Witches File:
b) The best estimates is that 40,000 witches ( of which 25% were men, therefore sorcerers or wizards ) were killed in Europe between 1450-1700 ( virtually all between 1570-1640), in the time of the RENAISSANCE, not the Middle Ages.
c) Switzerland killed 4,000 ( 10% of witches).
Germany had the lion’s share: minimum 25,000, then France ( 4,000), England 500-100, Scotland ( 1,500 ).
Feminist ANDREA DWORKIN says 9 MILLION women were killed as witches, which is nonsense.
Jim says
Presumably, Muslim symbols will still be allowed, since banning them would also offend Allah. Perhaps crosses on churches should also be hidden. In one of the churches my family belonged to, a group wanted to rent rooms for some secular purpose. I do not know what, perhaps a wedding reception or school banquet. Anyway, the prospective renters wanted the crosses to be covered, but my relative, who was in charge, refused. He said, it was still a church, and they had to respect that. In our woke world, Christians have to respect the beliefs of people who despise them without any reciprocation. Now is the time to stand up to this sort of soft jihad. Fifty-five countries in the world are Muslim dominated, and in almost all of them there was a previous religion and culture that Islam simply overwhelmed. Why should the globalist-universalist woke elites push the same soft jihad on the West?
gravenimage says
Thanks for that account, Jim, and good for your relative.
Hoi Polloi says
I was so disappointed on my last visit to see what Switzerland is becoming. Even so, I am shocked at this news. Just how low are the Swiss willing to go? If this isn’t the time and place to draw the line, will they ever manage?
Shawn says
If such a story is in fact true,there is only one future to prepare for.There is no fear mongering,there is just reality.
gravenimage says
We don’t have to passively accept this insanity.
gravenimage says
Switzerland: Crosses to disappear from nation’s largest cemetery because they upset ‘other religions’
…………..
Suicidal insanity. Note that Jews and Atheists are not demanding this–just Muslims.
raja says
Since the Muslims hate the face of Whites would the whites burn their faces to accommodate the ever-offended and demanding allah-devouts?
gravenimage says
This is not about race, and *no* Infidels should bow to Islam’s demands.
JimJFox says
“more and more people of other faiths feel disturbed by crosses”
NAME ALL THESE ‘OTHER FAITHS’ !
hammar says
The atheist’s for one….is a faith of hate and unbelief. They hate the Gospel’s that proclaim Christ. He hinders their life style. Especially with the Cross of sacrifice.
islam is a phony faith. You must believe in it or else…jihad. No one believed Mo in his day
and only people who are uneducated follow him down the rabbit hole.
The phony faith of science….evolution and not belief in a spirit or supreme Creator.
These are a couple of examples that really can’t tolerate the Cross of Christ.
gravenimage says
What rot from hammar. The claim that there is anything intrinsic in not believing in a faith that demands harming people who do is just false. It is not Atheists who are making these demands in Switzerland.
Then, there are many Anti-Jihadist Agnostics and Atheists here, including former Jihad Watch VP Hugh Fitzgerald. Can you point to hatred of Christians here?
And the implication that all Christians reject science is also mistaken. In fact, many scientists have also been devout.
Alfredo says
Since when Christians become such spineless cowards? These wimps in Switzerland obviously have forgotten the warning by the Son of Man “If you deny me before the world, I will deny you before my Father in Heaven”
Alfredo says
Since when Christians become such spineless cowards? These wimps in Switzerland obviously have forgotten the warning by the Son of Man “If you deny me before the world, I will deny you before my Father in Heaven.”
Yogi says
I tough Switzerland is normal, but such a disappointment!! , Switzerland gone freaking banana republic too , what a shame ..
OLD GUY says
Wait a minute, I’am upset by the call to prayer over loud speakers, will islam do away with that? Muslims are always offended by something and murder christians on a regular basis around the world and now they are offended our our head stones. I’am totally offended by ISLAM, can we ban it?
WPM says
Instead of removing crosses that “offend” Moslems maybe tell Moslems they could remove themselves back to the Islamic crap hole they ran away from were crosses are rare or not allowed at all everyone could be happy .The Moslems would not have to look at crosses and the non-Moslems would not have to put up with Islamic BS.
hammar says
mohammed and allah never existed in real life…only imagined by the phony prophet.
Mo was jealous of Moses who led his people ….Mohammed only coerced people with death, murder
and fear.
Lisa Tea says
I thought Switzerland was famous for its neutrality. How is it neutral to remove people’s symbols of faith? Jews haven’t objected to seeing crosses, Hindus, Buddhists, Taoists, Zoroastrians all seem to be able to tolerate it. Only Muslims, Communists and Vampires seem to have a problem with seeing crosses. At least the Vampires have a very good reason to be alarmed by it.