The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swiss government snubs move to scrap 'blasphemy' law The Swiss government said this week it would not lend its support to plans to strike a 'blasphemy' clause from the country’s penal code despite similar moves in other countries in recent times. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190222/swiss-government-snubs-move-to-scrap-blasphemy-law Fri, 22 Feb 2019 12:22:54 +0100 swiss-government-snubs-move-to-scrap-blasphemy-law Losing my religion: what new stats say about faith in Switzerland The Swiss Federal Statistics Office has just published new figures on the religion in the country. Here are seven key takeaways. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190131/losing-my-religion-what-new-stats-reveal-about-faith-in-switzerland Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:16:19 +0100 losing-my-religion-what-new-stats-reveal-about-faith-in-switzerland