So How Do You Feel about Religion? The Integration of Religious Communities
in a nutshell #3
Stefanie Kurt
March 2016
Messages for Decision-Makers
Recognizing religious communities under public law, giving them legal status, helps to promote integration.
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Each canton should develop an administrative procedure, using objective criteria, for the recognition of religious communities as public law bodies.
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Providing state-funded training programs for non-Christian teachers of religion is important for promoting integration.
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Radical tendencies can be curbed by recognizing and actively integrating religious communities.