Denmark bans face veil: Incompatible with Danish values

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(02-07-2018, 09:45 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Yes I would.   But it has zero to do with religion.    We are an open face society in the west and there is no reason to not be able to see everyone’s face.   They can still dress conservatively to maintain their appearance.  

It’s about societal standards and no one should be compelled to dress like a ghost.   When we visit a Muslim country my wife wears a veil and when they are in the West they don’t cover their face.

Our "societal standards" should never trump civil rights and the freedom of religion. 

The fact that the people arguing that Islamic tradition should be banned are the same people that complained that a Christian bakery couldn't discriminate against gay people is mind-boggling. Can we get just a little bit of consistency in here? At least admit that it's a Christian superiority thing, rather than a religious freedom thing.

(02-07-2018, 11:34 PM)fredtoast Wrote: No woman should be forced to wear a veil or burqua.

But at the same time there should never be a law against it.  It is the total opposit of the freedom our country stands for.

Of course not. We're fooling ourselves if we think that the people who are for this suddenly care about women's rights though. Just look at the people arguing for this. Are these people typically part of the women's rights crowd, or the anti-islam crowd?