Slovakia tightens registration laws for minority religions

Slovakia has become the first country in Europe to ban Islam as a religion - It cannot be registered as a religion and is no longer recognized as one. It is rumored that Hungary and Poland may be next to do so.

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Reply 1

orton6

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Original post by reanfau

Slovakia has become the first country in Europe to ban Islam as a religion, and it is rumored that Hungary, Russia and Poland may be next to do so.

Can confirm:
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/738462/Slovakia-law-Islam-ban-registered-religion-Eu-migrant-quota-Muslim-sentiment

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Reply 2

Vesniep

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Original post by reanfau

Slovakia has become the first country in Europe to ban Islam as a religion, and it is rumored that Hungary, Russia and Poland may be next to do so.

All European countries should be secular, they should not help any religion but 'banning' them is extreme.
This is sign of the rise of intolerance

Reply 3

Reality Check

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Original post by orton6

Can confirm:
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/738462/Slovakia-law-Islam-ban-registered-religion-Eu-migrant-quota-Muslim-sentiment

You're using the Daily Express, mouthpiece of UKIP as a credible source for a story on Islam...

The Express froths at the mouth if you say Islam near them. You do know that, don't you?

Reply 4

BrainyBengali

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They can do this now? Wow.
Talk about oppression - who gave them the right to 'ban' one particular religion that's chosen to be badly portrayed, when they cannot prove that other religions are (relatively speaking) 'better'? :stupid:

Low-key inciting more hate and saying other ones are 'less worse' or at least tolerable compared to Islam -_-

Reply 5

orton6

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Original post by Reality Check

You're using the Daily Express, mouthpiece of UKIP as a credible source for a story on Islam...

The Express froths at the mouth if you say Islam near them. You do know that, don't you?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/slovakia-bars-islam-state-religion-tightening-church-laws-robert-fico-a7449646.html

http://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-w-chapman/christian-slovakia-passes-law-ban-islam

http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/12/02/496112/Europe-Australia-Islamophobia-Slovakia-Rhine-New-South-Wales-Australia

https://www.rt.com/news/368755-slovakia-islam-religion-law/

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Reply 6

Mr Moon Man

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How could Russia even ban Islam? There are around 20 million Muslims in Russia

Reply 7

Reality Check

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Original post by orton6

http://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-w-chapman/christian-slovakia-passes-law-ban-islam

http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2016/12/02/496112/Europe-Australia-Islamophobia-Slovakia-Rhine-New-South-Wales-Australia

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/slovakia-bars-islam-state-religion-tightening-church-laws-robert-fico-a7449646.html

https://www.rt.com/news/368755-slovakia-islam-religion-law/

Thanks - they're more credible sources. However, they clearly say that Islam hasn't been 'banned as a religion' - they've prevented it from becoming a 'official state religion'. These are two very different concepts, and I don't think it helps to blur them.

@HAnwar - any thoughts on this? :smile:

Reply 8

SonOfNineMothers

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Omg wow this is absolutely marvellous news !!!!! I hope other european countries follow suit :biggrin:

Reply 9

username2324315

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Not only will this increase hostility towards Muslims unbelievably within Slovakia, but it also infringes on the rights and choices people in the western world should have. How can people support suppression like this?

Reply 10

reanfau

Original post by Reality Check

@HAnwar - any thoughts on this? :smile:

And @AishaGirl - thoughts? :h:

Reply 11

swanderfeild

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Obviously not giving subsidy to religion based on follower size is same as banning a religion. :rolleyes:

A state should not be giving any religion a subsidy but I digress.

Reply 12

reanfau

Original post by swanderfeild

Obviously not giving subsidy to religion based on follower size is same as banning a religion. :rolleyes:

A state should not be giving any religion a subsidy but I digress.

Huh?

"Slovakia passes law to BAN Islam from being registered as a religion"

Reply 13

EternalLight

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Original post by reanfau

And @AishaGirl - thoughts? :h:

They've banned it from becoming the state religion according to @Reality Check and it's not too surprising considering it's nowhere near a Muslim majority country.

However if or when a country becomes Muslim majority, policies can and will be reversed very easily.

Imagine if the UK was 70% Muslim, good luck trying to ban the Niqab or something.

Reply 14

swanderfeild

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Original post by reanfau

Huh?

"Slovakia passes law to BAN Islam from being registered as a religion"

You're supposed to read past the headline; or just not read any paper that thinks its readers need conveniently capitalized words in headline to understand its content. From the link:
"Parliament adopted a bill sponsored by the Slovak National Party (SNS), which requires a religion to have at least 50,000 members, up from 20,000, to qualify for state subsidies and to run its own schools."

Reply 15

reanfau

Original post by swanderfeild

You're supposed to read past the headline; "

Original post by AishaGirl

They've banned it from becoming the state religion according to @Reality Check and it's not too surprising considering it's nowhere near a Muslim majority country.
.

Read the other sources, it has been banned from being recognized or registered as a religion.

Hungary and Poland look like they'll be the next to do so. Not surprising though, Eastern Europe is very anti - Islam which seems to be a growing movement across Europe.

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Reply 16

Reality Check

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Original post by AishaGirl

They've banned it from becoming the state religion according to @Reality Check and it's not too surprising considering it's nowhere near a Muslim majority country.

However if or when a country becomes Muslim majority, policies can and will be reversed very easily.

Imagine if the UK was 70% Muslim, good luck trying to ban the Niqab or something.

Yes, a religion needs to have 50,000 followers to be able to be registered as a state religion and thus be able to build places of worship. There are currently 2,000 muslims in Slovakia . This, together with the unwillingness of Slovakia to accept immigration makes it highly unlikely that Islam would ever be able to meet the 50,000 requirement.

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Reply 17

EternalLight

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Original post by Reality Check

Yes, a religion needs to have 50,000 followers to be able to be registered as a state religion and thus be able to build places of worship. There are currently 2 million muslims in Slovakia . This, together with the unwillingness of Slovakia to accept immigration makes it highly unlikely that Islam would ever be able to meet the 50,000 requirement.

2million muslims in Slovakia? Are you mad? It's like 5,000 or something lol.

Slovakia's population is only 5.4million. Where on Earth did you pull that number from?

Reply 18

username1221160

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There are 2000 Muslims in Slovakia out of a populationon of 5 million. You have to be an exceptionally special snowflake to feel threatened by them.

Reply 19

Big_Jon

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Isn't it not reconized as a official religion in Italy as well? I remember reading that somewhere. I know it being not reconized and banning is different but it's sort of similar in some respects.

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