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  • Muslim Vote Tips the Balance in Netherlands (war memorial cross removed)

    03/11/2006 3:14:32 PM PST · by dennisw · 46 replies · 1,505+ views
    brusselsjournal ^ | Wed, 2006-03-08 15:59 | Paul Belien
    Muslim Vote Tips the Balance in Netherlands The effects of the immigrant vote will soon be visible. The Amsterdam borough of De Baarsjes has already decided to remove a white cross which serves as a memorial to the Second World War. The cross is situated not far from the place where a mosque is being built. According to the authorities “Muslims and Jews” take offense at the cross as a war memorial. “We told them that it is a Dutch tradition to refer to the dead with a cross. However, the cross is seen as a reference to Christianity. I...