secularity
World's tallest jesus and crossing out secularism in Poland
Every country has its own vision of secularism.In late November, a 51-metre Jesus Christ statue was erected in western Poland, 14 metres taller than its colleague in Rio de Janeiro. Though privately funded, the Polish state is still looking for that perfect balance between sacrum and profanum in the public domain - takes its various crossings with the cross
secularity, warsaw, religion, poland, jaroslaw kaczynski, politics, lech kaczynski
In a country of 400, 000 muslims, the Swiss vote to ban minarets
On 29 November, the people of Switzerland voted to ban the construction of new minarets. The referendum initiated by the Swiss people's party and the conservative federal democratic union has dealt a severe blow to religious peace in the country, write the Estonian, Swiss, Portuguese and Austrian press
secularity, switzerland, press review, euweek, religion, neutrality, european media
Turkish intellectuals and Europe
Europe represents a slippery and elusive object of desire for Turkey, but Turkish intellectuals are wondering whether it might not be best to define Europe before beginning to covet it.
secularity, mustafa kemal atatürk, ideology, candidate countries, akp, books, islam
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