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Voltaire2

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22. No it requires certain public employees
Thu Jun 20, 2019, 01:13 PM
Jun 2019

in positions of authority, such as judges and policemen, to not wear or display overtly religious items. It is not a ban on Hijabs. That - specifying that only Hijabs cannot be worn, would of course be wrong.

Sigh Sentath Jun 2019 #1
What a moronic law! MineralMan Jun 2019 #2
It might serve a purpose for some Major Nikon Jun 2019 #3
I see hijabs every time I venture out to do shopping. MineralMan Jun 2019 #4
A head covering worn for modesty is quite often coerced at best Major Nikon Jun 2019 #12
First-generation immigrants often retain MineralMan Jun 2019 #13
There is certainly some social enforcement of it. AtheistCrusader Jun 2019 #33
I'm not sure if is a battle worth fighting. MineralMan Jun 2019 #34
As long as the law covers all religious symbols (this one covers Christian symbols) Jake Stern Jun 2019 #5
The government should have nothing to say about individuals MineralMan Jun 2019 #6
I disagree Jake Stern Jun 2019 #7
A cross on a desk is not a matter of personal attire. MineralMan Jun 2019 #8
Oh bullshit Jake Stern Jun 2019 #9
I see. Well, never mind, then. MineralMan Jun 2019 #10
Not bullshit Major Nikon Jun 2019 #16
Exactly. People have freedom of expression. MineralMan Jun 2019 #17
Has to do with the 1st amendment Major Nikon Jun 2019 #18
It doesn't ban hijabs. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #11
I tend to disagree... uriel1972 Jun 2019 #14
It is as much a religious symbol as a yamaka Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #15
I would say it's a grey area... uriel1972 Jun 2019 #20
But it actually does. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #21
No it requires certain public employees Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #22
If employees are prevented from wearing hijab, guillaumeb Jun 2019 #23
Well we are quibbling over the phrase Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #24
We are talking about the politics of fear. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #25
Oh I see you changed the subject. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #27
This is the Religion Group. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #29
Clear as mud. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #30
It was designed to create fear and mistrust. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #19
This was your shot to take a perfectly placed and totally appropriate jab at nationalism. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2019 #26
I did. guillaumeb Jun 2019 #28
Yeah, but Marois was PQ. Act_of_Reparation Jun 2019 #31
I think the name is quite ironic, guillaumeb Jun 2019 #32
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