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We've had some discussion here on whether Islam is a a religion or not. I contend it is not a religion, but is, instead, a Religio-political organization.Other IBA contributors maintain Islam is a religion, and therefore, deserves the full protection afforded to religions by the law.
Count Italy as an entire nation which agrees with me.
From Eye on the World:
- Italy Creating 'italian Islam' By Making New Religion In Line With 'christian Tradition'
UK Independent: Italy creating 'Italian Islam' by making new religion in line with 'Christian tradition' The interior minister announced the creation of an official 'Council of Relations with Italian Islam' That should...
- Italian Cajones
National Post: Italy to present UN resolution on religious minorities... Agence France-Presse September 13, 2010 – 2:58 pm ROME – Italy will present a resolution on the protection of religious minorities at the next United Nations’ general assembly,...
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Sanity in Italy: Roma, 19 October (AKI) - Italy's interior minister Roberto Maroni from the anti-immigrant Northern League party said he would not back a proposal to teach Islam in Italian schools to improve integration. "The Northern League is...
- Islam Not Recognized As A Religion In Italy
Here's an interesting little tidbit of information I gleaned from the comments section over at Jihad Watch. Islam is not recognized as a religion by the government of Italy. From Wikipedia: Islam is not formally recognized by the state in Italy despite...
- The Beginning Of The End Of Islamic Expansion
Italy's Northern League has the right idea: No concessions to Islam. In this case, no new mosques. Here's the story: Italy is fighting a rapidly increasing Muslim presence by introducing a bill to block construction of Islamic mosques and prohibit...
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ITALY GETS IT
Italy: Islam denied income tax revenue
We've had some discussion here on whether Islam is a a religion or not. I contend it is not a religion, but is, instead, a Religio-political organization.Other IBA contributors maintain Islam is a religion, and therefore, deserves the full protection afforded to religions by the law.
Count Italy as an entire nation which agrees with me.
From Eye on the World:
Reason? Radical imams, polygamy and failure to uphold women's rights by Muslims immigrants are obstacles to recognising Islam as an official religion in Italy.Rome, 27 August (AKI) -
Mosques in Italy will not receive a share of income tax revenue the Italian government allocates to religious faiths each year. Hindu and Buddhist temples, Greek Orthodox churches and Jehovah's Witnesses will be eligible for the funds, according to a bill approved by the Italian cabinet in May and still must be approved by parliament.
Until now, the government had earmarked 8 percent of income tax revenue for Italy's established churches. The great majority of these funds go to the Catholic Church, although if they wish, individual tax payers may elect to give the money to charities and cultural projects instead.
The head of COREIS, one of Italy's largest Muslim groups, Yahya Pallavicini, said he was bitter that Islam had been denied the revenue from Italian income tax.
"Work should be begun on legally recognising those moderate Muslims who have for years shown themselves to be reliable interlocutors who are free of and fundamentalist ideology," he said.
Islam is not an established religion in Italy and there is only one official mosque in the country, Rome's Grand Mosque (photo). Politicians from the ruling coalition cite radical imams, polygamy and failure to uphold women's rights by Muslims immigrants as obstacles to recognising Islam as an official religion in Italy.
Until now, only the Catholic Church, Judaism and other established churches including Lutherans, Evangelists, Waldensians and 7th-day Adventists have received the income tax revenue from the Itallain government.
There are between one million and 1.5 million Muslims in Italy and 130 mosques linked the Muslim umbrella organisation UCOII across the country.
- Italy Creating 'italian Islam' By Making New Religion In Line With 'christian Tradition'
UK Independent: Italy creating 'Italian Islam' by making new religion in line with 'Christian tradition' The interior minister announced the creation of an official 'Council of Relations with Italian Islam' That should...
- Italian Cajones
National Post: Italy to present UN resolution on religious minorities... Agence France-Presse September 13, 2010 – 2:58 pm ROME – Italy will present a resolution on the protection of religious minorities at the next United Nations’ general assembly,...
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Sanity in Italy: Roma, 19 October (AKI) - Italy's interior minister Roberto Maroni from the anti-immigrant Northern League party said he would not back a proposal to teach Islam in Italian schools to improve integration. "The Northern League is...
- Islam Not Recognized As A Religion In Italy
Here's an interesting little tidbit of information I gleaned from the comments section over at Jihad Watch. Islam is not recognized as a religion by the government of Italy. From Wikipedia: Islam is not formally recognized by the state in Italy despite...
- The Beginning Of The End Of Islamic Expansion
Italy's Northern League has the right idea: No concessions to Islam. In this case, no new mosques. Here's the story: Italy is fighting a rapidly increasing Muslim presence by introducing a bill to block construction of Islamic mosques and prohibit...