Freitag, 5. Mai 2006
The constitution and Muslims
The discussions about the planned mosque in Berlin continue. Racist and islamophobic opinions are still being publicly articulated. The minister of the interior has now remarked that the initiative against the building of the mosque is violating the constitution because it violates the freedom of religion. This, however, does not convince the oponents. One said at a meeting: "How is the constitution linked to the mosque?" Clearly there is someone who does not know the constitution. If he was a 'foreigner', he could not become a German. But he is a 'German' ...

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