The law, at least in Switzerland, is becoming more tolerant.
[bbc.com]
Swiss court rules that Jagermeister logo does not offend Christians.
So the court had to defend the freedom of a company to have a logo. Wow. If Christians do not like the product they don't have to buy it. If the company did offend its customers it would not last long. That is how the free market system works. There was no need to go to court. The person who did bring up the law suit should be subject to the law for filing a frevilious law suit ( and not just a slap on the wrist) this person was trying to ruin peoples lives.
You have obviously not experienced the Swiss/German obsession for "being correct" in their behaviour.
@Petter No I have not with the exception of German Bible scholarship. The pretty much started the field.
@DavidLaDeau They can be a weird lot. By blood, I'm quarter Swiss, from the German speaking part of it. Fortunately, I was born and bred in Kenya.
@Petter I am Of German descent maybe thsts where the wierd comes from! Without the German scholars there would not be near as many atheist! They did their work TOO well!
I would take a contrary view. The very fact that this case even made it to court, whereas in most Western European nations it wouldn't get anywhere close, shows the conservatism of Swiss law and society. Let's not forget that women were only granted full voting rights in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in 1991 and were completely blocked from voting nationwide until 1971, nor that the two most powerful political groups in the country are the right-wing Swiss People's Party and the centre-right Christian Democrats.
1991? That's stunning. On second thought, I suspect our Christian Right is trying to withdraw ours.
(I'm not advocating nastiness) Where is it written (law), that people have a right to not be offended ?