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In reply to the discussion: France stands by veil ban after riots [View all]Ash_F
(5,861 posts)23. Supposedly they want to protect women from being told what to do.
...buy telling women what to do.
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It's not really a "veil ban." It's a ban of face-veils, masks, etc., whether worn
pnwmom
Jul 2013
#3
Tolerating intolerance will destroy the fabric of secular societies. A line in the sand
snagglepuss
Jul 2013
#4
Nope. Full face veils and burqas are not religious. They are nowhere in the Quran
riderinthestorm
Jul 2013
#13
Full face veils are cultural, not religious. They are not a required religious garment
riderinthestorm
Jul 2013
#12
If France didn't want Muslims, maybe they should not have forcibly colonized Muslim countries
Ash_F
Jul 2013
#16
Is it the women who wear the veils who are objecting or the men who want them to wear the veil?
Happyhippychick
Jul 2013
#17
What if a culture dictates that I should wear a face covering, even when I go
Heywood J
Jul 2013
#36
Not racist. Muslims are of all races including whites. "Bigoted" would be a more accurate term. n/t
totodeinhere
Jul 2013
#37