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Originally Posted by Bunk
Quite simply, it's thinly veiled racism and xenophopia.
It's "secularism" twisted up into a ball of fear and hate. A truer and healthy secular society is one where all people's rights are protected regardless of religious affiliation and no religion dominates political institutions whether by representation or law.
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This is exactly it. They're basically just saying the only way to present yourself in public is the European/Christian way.
Edit: This law also goes way beyond the issues with Burqas. The Burqa issue is really a tough one. Here's another question though, if we ban Burqas, aren't controlling men just going to ban their women from leaving their home?