Northern European Brilliance

Submitted by Justin Case (Canada), Sep 5, 2005 at 00:25

When a Saudi delegation came to a Nordic county and asked for permission to build a mosque, the city fathers made an incredible counter offer:

We will not only allow you to build a mosque here, but we will pay for it and build it for you! Of course, you will also build a church and pay for it in your country!

The Saudis left without getting their mosque.

If you want to follow your faith in a country you have immigrated to, it should be allowed as long as it does not go against the laws and historic culture of your new homeland. PERIOD.

---

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".