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Bishop suggests closer monitoring of mosques

This content was published on Aug 20, 2007 Pierre Bürcher, assistant bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, tells swissinfo it is what goes on inside mosques rather than the construction of minarets that poses a greater threat to peace. His comments came after a group of rightwing politicians launched a nationwide campaign to ban the construction of minarets. Bürcher is president of the…

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Non-believers mushroom in Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 20, 2007 More than one in ten of the Swiss population – 810,000 people – claims “no religious affiliation”, up almost 60 per cent on a decade earlier. In fact they form the third-largest “religious group” in Switzerland after the Protestant and Roman Catholic churches, accounting for a little over 11 per cent of the population. Equally…

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Selling spirituality to Swiss consumers

This content was published on Aug 20, 2007 But the ecumenical sanctuary is also an example of how religion can successfully draw closer to the people. Three secondary school boys in hip-hop gear stick their heads round the half-open door. “I’ve never seen such a modern church,” says one. The three lads spending a school-free Wednesday afternoon in Zurich’s most modern shopping centre…

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Churches square up to numbers challenge

This content was published on Aug 20, 2007 Yet while they may not be sanguine about the state of their health, neither church believes the decline is terminal. Rather they are hopeful that they can stem the flow, and even attract new blood. The 2000 census confirmed that pews across Switzerland are emptying. While 46.2 per cent professed allegiance to the Catholic Church…

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Federer hits 50

This content was published on Aug 20, 2007 The 26-year-old Swiss star on Sunday became the fifth-youngest player in history to reach the milestone and only the ninth overall in the Open Era (since 1968) to win at least 50 tournaments. “It’s not a goal I set for myself in my career, but it’s definitely a nice number to get to, especially in…

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Swiss aid begins in Peru

This content was published on Aug 19, 2007 The beginning of their mission coincided with the Peruvian government’s decision to send more troops to the disaster area to try to re-establish law and order. Shortly after arriving in Peru on Saturday, four members of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit and two specialists from the Swiss Red Cross began distributing water and blankets in…

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Trail throws light on Emmental’s dark past

This content was published on Aug 17, 2007 Beginning just after the railway station in Sumiswald, the trail heads up to the town’s Protestant church, one of the scenes of the 16th-century dispute between the authorities and recalcitrant Anabaptists. A plaque on the church wall is a “memorial to the executed Anabaptists of Sumiswald, 1529-1571” and includes the name of farmer and leading…

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Elvis

This content was published on Aug 16, 2007

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The King who failed to conquer Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 16, 2007 As 50,000 fans attend a vigil at Graceland to mark the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, Swiss fans are also paying their respects.

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