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| and then there is Wangen 2007. They local government didn't allow a minaret to be built in the town. There were over 70 written complaints by people who were against having the minaret built. The case was taken to a Federal level. The Bundesgericht decided Wangen was wrong in not allowing religious freedom and now there's a minaret standing.
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Which is strange. Not allowing a minaret on principle may underlie religious freedom, but not allowing it in a particular location for reasons of town planning and zoning is a matter for local authorities - as long as they can demonstate that their rejection is not religiously motivated.
Or otherwise I could declare myself a MacDonaldist and take the local authorities to the supreme court for rejecting a Maconalds restaurant planning permission in a given location?