Obama's Cairo Speech

[helene_t]

Perhaps you misunderstand my position - I am only strongly against this concept if it singles out a particular group and a particular custom.

 

Forcing fundamental religious beliefs onto progeny is a form of abuse in its own right.

Thanks.

 

My comment turned out not to be relevant to the French situation, as that is a law against religious display, not a law against child abuse. My bad.

 

In the Netherlands there has been a discussion about whether the laws against wearing masks to avoid identification should also apply to burkas, and whether women who insist on wearing burkas on job interviews should lose their right to unemployment benefits. Here it is a question of discrimination in favor of religion rather than discrimination against religion. FWIW I am strongly against both kinds of discrimination. Covering one's head may or may not under specific circumstances be illegal or lead to loss of certain rights, but whether one does it for religious reasons, just for fun, or whatever (I would be OK with an exception for valid medical reasons) ought to be irrelevant.