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« on: August 14, 2013, 07:29:25 am »

Swiss asked to ditch God from national anthem

Switzerland is holding a competition to rewrite its national anthem because it currently focuses on God.
 
Over £7,000 is being offered as a prize for rewriting the song, which is called the Swiss Psalm.
 
The man in charge of the competition claims Swiss society is “religiously neutral”, but in a 2010 census two thirds identified themselves as belonging to a church.
 
Prayer
 
Competitors are asked to include values from the Swiss constitution such as democracy and solidarity, and the tune could also be revised.
 
But Lukas Niederberger, who is in charge of the competition, told the BBC: “The real problem is above all the text.”
 
“Officially the anthem is a psalm, a prayer, but of course we have an open society, religiously neutral.

Atheists
 
“We have atheists, no single god, so this anthem is a difficulty”.
 
He also said: “Many people are conservative and the anthem is emotional, but if a composer creates a super song, then we can change the tune too.

“But that’s a bit difficult for conservative people, so we say the contestants don’t have to change the music”, he said.

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One verse of the current anthem, which dates back to the 1800s and was officially adopted in 1981, reads: “When the morning skies grow red / And o’er their radiance shed / Thou, O Lord, appeareth in their light.
 
“When the Alps glow bright with splendour, Pray to God, to Him surrender,
 
“For you feel and understand, For you feel and understand / That he dwelleth in this land. That he dwelleth in this land.”
 
No religion

The winner will be decided by a 25-member judging panel which includes people from the literature, sport and yodelling communities.

The competition will begin in January next year and run for six months. The prize – of 10,000 Swiss Francs – will be awarded in 2015.
 
According to the 2010 census, as well as those who identified as religious, 20 per cent said they had no religion.

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« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2013, 07:31:22 am »

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

1. When the morning skies grow red
 And o'er their radiance shed,
 Thou, O Lord, appeareth in their light.
 When the Alps glow bright with splendour,
 Pray to God, to Him surrender,
 For you feel and understand,
 For you feel and understand,
 That he dwelleth in this land.
 That he dwelleth in this land.
 
2. In the sunset Thou art nigh
 And beyond the starry sky,
 Thou, O loving Father, ever near
 When to Heaven we are departing,
 Joy and bliss Thou'lt be imparting,
 For we feel and understand
 For we feel and understand
 That Thou dwellest in this land.
 That Thou dwellest in this land.
 
3. When dark clouds enshroud the hills
 And gray mist the valley fills,
 Yet Thou art not hidden from Thy sons.
 Pierce the gloom in which we cower
 With Thy sunshine's cleansing power
 Then we'll feel and understand
 Then we'll feel and understand
 That God dwelleth in this land.
 That God dwelleth in this land.
 
4. Towards us in the wild storm coming,
 You yourself give us resistance and stronghold,
 You, almighty ruling, rescuing!
 During horror and nights of thunderstorms
 Let us childlike trust Him!
 Yes, we feel and understand;
 Yes, we feel and understand;
 That God dwelleth in this land.
 That God dwelleth in this land.

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« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2013, 11:09:17 am »

It's not so much they're being offended by the name of Jesus Christ, but over ANYTHING that makes references to God, or the name God.

It's become extreme now.
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