Its been pointed out on the news that economically Switzerland is going to be hurt by their decision given Muslim banking and tourism etc I think in the end they will realize it would of been better to maybe say the minarets could only be a certain size rather than deny them altogether. Carol in her post above does not mention the man who started the fight against minarets sees them not as a religious sign but as a POLITICAL ONE, so nothing in their mind to do with religion he is afraid of Sharia law. Plus, churches are getting built in the MiddleEast and in the past you could attend church but not in a church type building, it doesn't matter the building but the intention.