Islam denied income tax revenue

[Beorn]

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. 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.Source (http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.1.880028077)

[Óttar]

Hindu and Buddhist temples...will be eligible for the funds
Take that hammies!
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[poiuytrewq0987]

Rome's Grand MosqueGee, I wonder what the Pope has to say about that...


The largest mosque in Europe is standing in the center of the Catholic world in which the Vatican is episentrumnya.Precisely in the area of Islamic Cultural Center in Rome. Rome mosque stood gracefully, careful research and a mature architectural concepts. The mosque is the main prayer hall contains 40 x 60 square meters which can accommodate 2500 audience, smaller prayer room capacity of 150 worshipers and spacious ablution space below the main prayer room.


http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CaRV0dgxSuw/SxFQOzv9pvI/AAAAAAAAAXo/BnfISqQgRM4/s400/mosque_rome2.jpg (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CaRV0dgxSuw/SxFQOzv9pvI/AAAAAAAAAXo/BnfISqQgRM4/s1600/mosque_rome2.jpg)

Rome mosque domes covered with 20 meters in diameter and 16 more in the surrounding domes. Building support in the form of the letter H, the library comprises an area of 4000 m2, a classroom, conference room capacity of 400 people and exhibition space. On the plus 2 apartments for the priests, mosque officials, guests and visitors.

Mosque development which is dominated with yellow color is lasted from 1984-1992. King of Saudi Arabia, the late Faisal bin Abdul Azis assumed 40 thousand Muslims in Rome (in 1970) it was time to have their own mosque to quiet worship. This idea was presented at that time the Italian president, Geovanni Leone, during a visit to Saudi Arabia. The mosque can also be a medium of dialogue between religions and remove sentiment against Islam. In Rome there was a Jewish synagogue big enough. Leone received the proposal and they will provide the land. King Faisal provide funds approximately 30 million USD.

[Óttar]

Mosque development which is dominated with yellow color is lasted from 1984-1992. King of Saudi Arabia, the late Faisal bin Abdul Azis assumed 40 thousand Muslims in Rome (in 1970) it was time to have their own mosque to quiet worship.
Saudi Mosques = Terror

[Cato]

Roma victor!

[Foxy]

We have a mosques in Rome but no catholic/christian church in Ryadh or at La Mecca. Islam should be banned in the civil countries.
So it is a difinitely good news. Hindus and Buddhists for me are not a prob.

[Wulfhere]

How come other religious bodies receive tax funds? That can't be right. Just ban Islam.

[Cato]

Islam is not an established religion in Italy and there is only one official mosque in the country, Rome's Grand Mosque.

I'm sure the barbarians would love to turn the Pantheon into a mosque, just like they did with the Hagia Sophia. Dirty shitstains.

[limn]

Gee, I wonder what the Pope has to say about that...


This may be another excuse for him to kiss a koran.:D

[Murphy]

This may be another excuse for him to kiss a koran.:D

You're late by five years. I shall warn you now. Guard your tongue on this forum about the Church and the Supreme Pontiff.

[Murphy]

Gee, I wonder what the Pope has to say about that...

If I was the Pope.. well I am not the Pope, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI is. And there is a damn good reason for it.

If I was the Pope, I would be a battering ram for the Faith (or try to be). But Christ gave St Peter a set of keys, not a battering ram. I hope you gather the significance of this.

[Cato]

You're late by five years. I shall warn you now. Guard your tongue on this forum about the Church and the Supreme Pontiff.

His current papal majesty, Pope Nazi Flak Battery I, doesn't have the Jesus mojo like the fighting pontiffs of old, like this guy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Julius_II

[Foxy]

Islam is not an established religion in Italy and there is only one official mosque in the country, Rome's Grand Mosque.

I'm sure the barbarians would love to turn the Pantheon into a mosque, just like they did with the Hagia Sophia. Dirty shitstains.

I think that if they only try to touch the pantheon, Romans will cut them both the hands. It has been first a pagan temple (pantheon means "all the gods", indeed it was dedicated to all the pagan gods and goddesses), then the first christian church of the Roman Empire.