I think we have had this discussion before; but (for what it's worth) in the UK the symbols for places of worship on most Ordinance Survey maps (depending on their age) reference the physical shape of the building, not the religion. Mosques with domes and minarets get marked with the 'spire icon' - the little dot with a cross on top.
<br><br>My understanding is that in the early 1990s the '+' mark for a 'place of worship' which isn't a landmark building (i.e a chapel or a hall) was depreciated and won't be included on revised maps.
<br><br>As far as I remember this was because many non-conformist "churches" in the UK often meet in sports centres and community halls to worship. Also, around the same time the OS was inundated with requests from wiccas, pagans, druids, hobbits and other new-age faiths to add the "place of worship" symbol to random places on maps - so in the end they decided to stick to the physical rather than spiritual.
<br><br>Paul Y <br><br><br><br><br><br>On 11/3/07, spaetz <<a href="mailto:osm@sspaeth.de">osm@sspaeth.de</a>> wrote:<br>> On Sat, Nov 03, 2007 at 12:41:20AM +0100, Ben Companjen wrote:<br>> > Hi,<br>> >
<br>> > Quick and dirty (made, that is), I designed a prayer logo. I'm sure<br>> > one can find something alike (but I didn't copy anything).<br>> ><br>> > Just an idea: <a href="http://www.bonofree.nl/prayer.svg">
http://www.bonofree.nl/prayer.svg</a> (Inkscape SVG)<br>> <br>> Looks nice when big, but is hardly recognizable as anything when shown as a 15x15 icon or so. Church crosses have at least the advantage of being recognizable and members of a religion which feels offended are free to submit their own logos anytime.
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