Posted on Jul 1, 2014
Bans on hijabs in France and Quebec; Muslim countries restrict clothing as well. How is that different?
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Maybe it's just me, but I see a lot of hypocrisy within the Islamic communities of France and Quebec who are protesting the banning of hijabs in public. All of us who have been to Islamic countries are aware of the strict dress codes (below), so why shouldn't western countries be able to implement their own rules for public attire? American females traveling to Islamic countries are forced to cover their heads. How is the opposite somehow different?
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I guess the difference is that France is a relatively free country, so people have the right to complain. Open dissent is a sign of freedom of expression.
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It is, indeed, hypocritical. We (westerners in general, and most specifically Americans) are expected to always make allowances for whatever group du jour. I agree that there is no difference between the two examples other than we (westerners) are 'not respecting their religious beliefs and culture'. It's just more PC madness with a one way demand for respect.
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MSG Wade Huffman
It seems more true every day that those who are the most demanding of tolerance from others are, themselves, the least tolerant.
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MAJ (Join to see)
MSG Huffman - those of us who aren't all that religious view Christians in America much the same way. They want to enact laws based upon their moral code, much like those trying to implement sharia law in Islamic nations.
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MSG Wade Huffman
MAJ (Join to see) , I don't disagree your comment at all. I personally believe that my above statement regarding tolerance applies equally to just about every group, religious, cultural, economic, you name it... as a general rule, the louder they demand tolerance from others, the less tolerant they, themselves, are.
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Personal freedom and security of the nation will ALWAYS be in conflict with each other; I am thankful I don't have to make those kind of decisions. Personally, I think if you do not agree with the laws of the area you live in, DON'T LIVE THERE. Everyone will have some form of gripe or complaint about some law or another, but if it is a complete contradiction of the doctrine of your faith, then leave and go somewhere that complies with your beliefs; don't push it on others. The one thing that really grabs me is the fact that there are areas that extemists actually try to push the Sharia Law on people not even in their faith-why is it ok for them to push their beliefs on others, yet it isn't ok for them to have to follow laws meant to provide safety and good order to others? I hate to only be able to list the one faith and not provide examples of others doing things like this as well, but the fact that the media doesn't seem to care if a Christian does something like this (aside from Westboro Baptist...ok, there's one) is pretty one-sided...ok my rant is done.
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