Posted on 02/17/2015 4:18:14 PM PST by Olog-hai
The decision of Germany’s largest gun club to disbar a title-winner over his Muslim religion—hastily withdrawn last August after an anti-discrimination uproar—came back to bite members after their bid for UNESCO cultural heritage status was suspended.
Last July, 33-year-old Mithat Gedik was crowned Schützenkönig (marksman king) by his local club in Werl, North Rhine-Westphalia—only to have his title withheld because the organization’s ancient statute meant that non-Christians were ineligible to claim the crown.
The Bund der Historischen Deutschen Schützenbruderschaften (BHDS—Federation of Historic German Marksmanship Brotherhoods) club then granted him the prize as an “exception” after the case was taken up and condemned by anti-discrimination authorities.
Because the actions of the BHDS did not reflect “accessible and open fostering of tradition”, its application to receive UNESCO World Heritage status was suspended, the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung reported, citing a letter sent to Europe’s main shooting association, the EGS. …
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Where can I sign up?
I want to join a gun club that only admits Christrians.
And I might even propose what some targets might look like...
Up next: The UN will condemn the Catholics because they don’t have any Muslim saints.
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