Swiss Court Acquits Protesters Who Planned To Burn Bible, Qur'an

World Radio Switzerland  and Swissinfo.ch reported yesterday that a judge has acquitted three Hindu men who were arrested when they announced last year that they planned to burn the Bible and the Qur'an outside the federal parliament building in Bern's Parliament Square. The three, who want the Bible and Qur'an banned for children, claim that the religious books encourage violence and contain pornographic material. The court ruled that the defendants did not break Swiss law on freedom of faith and religious practice in announcing their intent to burn the books. They were assessed half the court costs, however, on the ground that they had injured the religious feelings of others. But that amount was largely offset by an award to them for the two days they spent in custody.