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Eugene

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6. ...or a Jewish skullcap. They've tried that too.

Reply to trotsky (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 29, 2019, 03:26 PM

Mar 2019

The ban can't be divorced from the right-wing animus behind it. Freedom of religion is generally understood to make reasonable accommodations to the faithful. The U.S. military does make these concessions, and that came after a fight.

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Quebec to ban public employees from wearing religious symbols [View all] Eugene Mar 2019 OP

Hmmm greymattermom Mar 2019 #1

Well, wigs aren't exclusively a religious symbol. Mariana Mar 2019 #2

Except the law obviously targets edhopper Mar 2019 #15

Sacrebleu! MineralMan Mar 2019 #3

D'accord. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #13

"legitimise discrimination against citizens based on their religion" trotsky Mar 2019 #4

In the US, we have separation of church and state marylandblue Mar 2019 #5

So if a Christian wore a Westboro Baptist style shirt... trotsky Mar 2019 #7

IMO that would cross the line into proselytizing, so not okay. marylandblue Mar 2019 #9

"IMO" being the key words. trotsky Apr 2019 #16

We have people who render these opinions professionally marylandblue Apr 2019 #17

No need to get snarky. trotsky Apr 2019 #18

Sorry, sometimes my humor falls flat. No offense intended. marylandblue Apr 2019 #19

The frank truth is that some things really aren't that offensive, some are. Pope George Ringo II Mar 2019 #11

...or a Jewish skullcap. They've tried that too. Eugene Mar 2019 #6

It is tough for me, as a non-believer, to see why religious privilege should be granted for this. trotsky Mar 2019 #8

Just because it is a tough line to draw, doesn't mean we can't or shouldn't draw it. marylandblue Mar 2019 #10

One of those things is religious discrimination, one isn't Major Nikon Mar 2019 #14

The CAQ Party is very far right. guillaumeb Mar 2019 #12