(Photo: Magali Girardin)Three evangelical leaders have filed a lawsuit challenging a recent constitutional amendment in Switzerland that bans lawmakers in the Canton of Geneva from wearing visible religious symbols, the Swiss Evangelical Alliance announced on Monday. Hofer represents the World Evangelical Alliance at the United Nations as an accredited representative, while Kabongo is a theologian and retired pastor with the Evangelical Party. The Swiss Evangelical Alliance opposed the ban in its statement, arguing that the amendment curtails fundamental rights. Forcing elected officials to conceal their religious beliefs severely limits religious freedom and raises serious questions regarding the Swiss Federal Constitution. The Swiss Evangelical Alliance will closely monitor proceedings before the Constitutional Chamber of the Geneva Court.