If religion wasn't poisoning the discussion, it wouldn't even be a blip on our radar. "Oh, I can't hide my identity in government buildings or when receiving government services? Oh darn... well, that seems like a reasonable request I guess."
The whole thing changes when "MUH RELIGION SAYS I CAN" gets thrown into the mix. We reject the harmful ideas in Christianity and rightfully so; we need to reject harmful ideas when we see them in other faiths too, and we seem to have a particularly difficult time doing that these days.
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Originally Posted by Nyah
Indeed, because nothing liberates women more than another man telling them what they can and cannot wear. I'm with CroFlames in the opinion that it face & head coverings need to be done away with eventually, but certainly not by legislation.
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That's a stretch, considering the Justice Minister who passed the bill is a woman.
Yeah, it would be great if we could eliminate it through culture, but it would appear that our culture is not doing these people any favors; instead, we lie to ourselves that it's somehow a choice. If the punishment for rejecting the privilege of being smothered in this way is being beaten or having acid thrown in one's face, is it really a choice?