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Would You Support A Burqa Ban In USofA?

Would you support a Burqa Ban in USA?

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Dragonfly said:
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For the ten thousandth time, the burqa is not a religious garment. It's a cultural garment from a very distinct region of the world.

The burqa is no more Muslim than female circumcision is.
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If people who wear it feel it is how they meet their religious requirements for modest dress, then it is a religious expression and thus protected.
 
LessBiased? said:
I have Muslims in my extended family. The female Muslims don't wear anything like this, and I'm not aware of any religious requirement to do so. It seems to be a cultural practice practiced only by some Muslim women in some places.
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Correct. There's nothing in the Koran that specifies this dress, from what I understand.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
I am pretty sure that I only have this one thing.
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Trump fan's only target for attack on religious freedom is Muslims? No way.
 
I don't agree with the idea of a burqa, but I also don't agree with banning them.
 
Would you ban people wearing the cross around their neck if Christian extremists were the problem? No. No different here.
 
Dragonfly said:
To be clear here, this is a Burqa:

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Not to be confused with a Hijab:

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Or a patio umbrella.

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I do not support a ban on burqas.

I DO support outlawing burqas in driver's license photos and in federal buildings, courthouses, and other places where concealing one's identity (or hiding explosives) would be an issue.

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Figures..... the liberals would support not banning the burqa.

I guess it's ok for a woman to have to come up through a society where the males are so insecure about another man seeing their wifes face.

Who in their freaking right mind would choose to wear a burqa, other than fear of being beaten or ostracized?

Damn......liberals are full of crap.:roll:
 
RetiredUSN said:
Figures..... the liberals would support not banning the burqa.

I guess it's ok for a woman to have to come up through a society where the males are so insecure about another man seeing their wifes face.

Who in their freaking right mind would choose to wear a burqa, other than fear of being beaten or ostracized?

Damn......liberals are full of crap.:roll:
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Why don't you try asking the people who wear them?
 
A burqa ban is fundamentally different from say, banning other religious headress in that it effectively conceals the identity of the wearer. There are times when the government does have a compelling interest in this respect, so while a blanket prohibition should be constitutionally problematic, exceptions, narrowly tailored to achieve the compelling government interest of identifying the wearer would likely be legitimate depending on the circumstances.
 
Yes.

I am an atheist, but I do agree with freedom of religion. However, that does not mean that you can do everything in the name of god. It is not acceptable to kill people as we used to do and this still happens today in some religions. And It is also not ok, in certain places like banks, to be unrecognizable. It is unacceptable because there is people that will and do abuse this. I can also not walk into a bank with a hood over my head. And the reason for this is very obvious. So too bad that wearing a Burka is religion related, but I think it should be banned. And any clothing that makes the face unrecognizable for that matter. No exceptions made.

Joey
 
Well, since there will me no laws made regarding religion, what does it matter what I think?

Whether or not I agree with the constitution on any given topic, far be it from me to attack the first amendment or the constitution in general. I stand loyal. That's part of what makes me an American.

I once took a solemn oath to defend the constitution from all of it's enemies, foreign and domestic. To the best of my knowledge, I have yet to have been relieved of that duty.

So, they get to wear that goofy **** if they wanna.


Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
 
Captain America said:
Well, since there will me no laws made regarding religion, what does it matter what I think?

Whether or not I agree with the constitution on any given topic, far be it from me to attack the first amendment or the constitution in general. I stand loyal. That's part of what makes me an American.

I once took a solemn oath to defend the constitution from all of it's enemies, foreign and domestic. To the best of my knowledge, I have yet to have been relieved of that duty.

So, they get to wear that goofy **** if they wanna.


Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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Do we get to be mean to them if we wanna at least?
 
Hawkeye10 said:
Do we get to be mean to them if we wanna at least?
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For wearing religious clothing? Yes, you can be an asshole if you want. But don't go whining about "PC police" when someone calls you an asshole for being an asshole.
 
Captain America said:
Well, since there will me no laws made regarding religion, what does it matter what I think?

Whether or not I agree with the constitution on any given topic, far be it from me to attack the first amendment or the constitution in general. I stand loyal. That's part of what makes me an American.

I once took a solemn oath to defend the constitution from all of it's enemies, foreign and domestic. To the best of my knowledge, I have yet to have been relieved of that duty.

So, they get to wear that goofy **** if they wanna.


Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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The language you use--"no laws made regarding religion"--sounds less like the Free Exercise Clause than the Establishment Clause, which is not relevant to this issue. And the Supreme Court does not interpret the Free Exercise Clause in such a simplistic way. A strong commitment to the First Amendment does not require us to let any religious person do whatever the hell he likes.
 
matchlight said:
The language you use--"no laws made regarding religion"--sounds less like the Free Exercise Clause than the Establishment Clause, which is not relevant to this issue. And the Supreme Court does not interpret the Free Exercise Clause in such a simplistic way. A strong commitment to the First Amendment does not require us to let any religious person do whatever the hell he likes.
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Of course not. But it does require us to back up any restrictions on religious expression with some serious need. "My religion demands human sacrifice!" No, sir, that's called murder and we can't let you do that because it harms people. Like, a lot. "My religion demands I do handstands while singing the hokey pokey!" Well, that's a very strange thing to do but I have no compelling reason to stop you so go nuts, weirdo.

"They wear a funny hat and I don't like it" isn't a very compelling reason to restrict someone's freedom. What else ya got?
 
iacardsfan said:
Would you ban people wearing the cross around their neck if Christian extremists were the problem? No. No different here.
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Right...because they are exactly the same thing. :roll:

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Describe a facial feature on each person pictured. Eye color for example. Hair color?

Does the second person pictured have a beard?
 
Dragonfly said:
Right...because they are exactly the same thing. :roll:

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Describe a facial feature on each person pictured. Eye color for example. Hair color?

Does the second person pictured have a beard?
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it is not different from nudity to me .
 
Dragonfly said:
Right...because they are exactly the same thing. :roll:

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Describe a facial feature on each person pictured. Eye color for example. Hair color?

Does the second person pictured have a beard?
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Is there a reason having a beard is important to deciding whether or not a particular style of clothing is allowed?

I wear full face covering when I ski. But it's ok because I'm not a muslim?

This doesn't make any sense.

Islamic terrorists exist, therefore we must oppress the religious expression of all Muslims? Is this the argument?
 
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