In this latest case, two Muslim girls were denied citizenship because they refused to swim in a pool with boys present.
In April, members of an immigrant family in the Basel area were denied citizenship because they wore sweatpants around town and did not greet passersby -- a sure sign that they were not sufficiently assimilated, the naturalization board claimed.
Another recent case sparked widespread outrage in Switzerland when two Muslim brothers refused to shake hands with their female teacher, also citing religious restrictions. Shaking hands with a teacher is a common practice in Swiss schools.
This is not the first time Switzerland's Muslim community has stirred controversy over swimming lessons. In 2012, a family was fined $1,500 for forbidding their daughters to participate in swimming classes.
The matter eventually ended up in the Supreme Court, which ruled that no dispensations from swimming lessons should be made on religious grounds.
1. Why would you want to teach muslims how to swim? Water parks at summer is the #1 method to get rid of sub humans.
2. Why does mountains jews have swimming lessons at school? swimming is easy just use your fucking brain you move your limbs. fuck.
Bentley Baker
We have an extreme huge amount of lakes proportional to other countries. All fresh waters.
Thomas Morales
You guys don't even have swimming lessons? We used to go to the pool with the entire class and get swimming and diving lessons
Austin Lewis
It's because we don't have zionism lessons which gives us plenty of much time to learn some other things.
Matthew Jenkins
Yeah the school will send the classes to the pool on occasions but not for 'swimming classes'. >zionism lessons You mean history? You don't study history in school? Well, seeing how you curve dodged WWII you probably don't really have to.
Charles Morris
>wore sweatpants
Wat. Does that mean that poles and russians are automatically denied citizenship in Switzerland?
Charles James
Good lad.
Sebastian Thompson
Not automatically because people have to vote to give citizenship.
Parker Price
We have awesome lakes and rivers to swim in, for example in Geneva we have many spots to swim in the lake or in the river Rhone. In Basel you can swim in the Rhine, and in Bern the Aare river, Zurich has its own lake, so does Lucerne, Neuchatel, Lugano, Locarno, etc.
The water is usually colder than at some beaches, but it's crystal clear and a beautiful colour, and you can even drink it without getting sick in most areas (though it's obviously not advised).
Lincoln Cruz
>seeing how you curve dodged WWII
To this day, suggesting to the Germans they add "J" to Jewish passports was one of our brightest ideas. Shame our Jews couldn't keep all the monies other Jews left behind.
>mfw we had a Jewish woman president
Caleb Williams
keep it up.
thats the spirit m8
Adrian Allen
>"president"
Asher Hernandez
Based Switzerland, never give in, never give up. Even as Europe burns around you, hold fast and never give up your ideals.
