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MineralMan

(146,192 posts)
Sun Nov 18, 2018, 09:13 PM Nov 2018

Newly elected House member Ilhan Omar will

accomplish something that has needed doing for 181 years. Because of her a rule against wearing religious headwear will be changed. The patriarchy will change a rule that has prevented male Jewish members from wearing the kippah as well. The Christian intolerance that has prevailed for so long will end because of a young Muslim woman.

It's long past time.

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Newly elected House member Ilhan Omar will (Original Post) MineralMan Nov 2018 OP
Beautiful! cilla4progress Nov 2018 #1
Exactly. I am strongly in favor of MineralMan Nov 2018 #2
Thank you, MM, for a heartening post. libdem4life Nov 2018 #3
My pleasure! MineralMan Nov 2018 #4
I'm curious whether any Congressman has ever attempted to wear a kippah. TomSlick Nov 2018 #5
Now, if we could only get them to stop praying when they convene a meeting. nt TwistOneUp Nov 2018 #6
Now if only we could get old bald white men Mr.Bill Nov 2018 #7
Lol griloco Nov 2018 #8
↑ Thread winner. sandensea Nov 2018 #9
I always have mixed emotions on something like this. Pope George Ringo II Nov 2018 #10
I don't care what others believe, as long as they keep it internal. MineralMan Nov 2018 #11
They certainly have the right, and anybody who says differently needs to be stopped. Pope George Ringo II Nov 2018 #12
People do many silly, inexplicable things. MineralMan Nov 2018 #13
We must all be true to our own silliness. Pope George Ringo II Nov 2018 #14
Giddyap, Rocinante! MineralMan Nov 2018 #15

MineralMan

(146,192 posts)
2. Exactly. I am strongly in favor of
Sun Nov 18, 2018, 09:19 PM
Nov 2018

religious freedom and equality, despite being an atheist. My freedom from religion depends on that.

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
3. Thank you, MM, for a heartening post.
Sun Nov 18, 2018, 09:40 PM
Nov 2018

Did not realize that was the history or, frankly, even an issue. Find it stunning that it took a Muslim woman to make it right again. Wonder if Jewish men will actually start wearing their kippah? (Just learned that term, as well) That would be one thing that would stand out in the Republican's photo ops.

It is a new day...thanks to all these new, young, minority, female, energetic and groundbreaking voters, resulting in same as members of the House.

TomSlick

(11,035 posts)
5. I'm curious whether any Congressman has ever attempted to wear a kippah.
Sun Nov 18, 2018, 10:42 PM
Nov 2018

Said another way, has there ever been a Congressman who usually wore a kippah but did not on the House floor?

As best I can tell, the purpose of the rule was to prevent male Congressman from wearing hats in the chamber. From internet research, wearing hats in the chamber was thought to be a British parliamentary tradition when the rule passed in 1837.

[link:https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1800-1850/The-debate-over-the-rule-to-ban-hats-on-the-House-Floor/|

You would think that in the years since 1837, surely some Congressman would have worn a kippah in the chamber.

sandensea

(21,530 posts)
9. ↑ Thread winner.
Mon Nov 19, 2018, 12:14 AM
Nov 2018


They've gotten a little less obvious since the days of Bob Walker (Pennsylavia Republican, and a total Gingrich lackey); but not much.

Pope George Ringo II

(1,896 posts)
10. I always have mixed emotions on something like this.
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 04:05 PM
Nov 2018

On the one hand, it's definitely good that keeping somebody else's invisible friend happy doesn't dictate their attire.

On the other hand, it's actually rather sad that their own invisible friend does.

MineralMan

(146,192 posts)
11. I don't care what others believe, as long as they keep it internal.
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 04:07 PM
Nov 2018

What a person wears on his or her head is totally up to them, as far as I'm concerned. What I like is that an old patriarchal, religious rule is going away with this change. All the better.

Pope George Ringo II

(1,896 posts)
12. They certainly have the right, and anybody who says differently needs to be stopped.
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 04:11 PM
Nov 2018

But the right to wear silly clothes and waste large chunks of your life performing silly rituals is better observed in the breach than in the observance. However important it may be that they're not prevented from doing so, it's always sad to see somebody actually do it.

MineralMan

(146,192 posts)
13. People do many silly, inexplicable things.
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 04:13 PM
Nov 2018

I'm sure I do, as well, in the eyes of some. I would rather that my personal silliness not be objected to by others, in favor of their own silliness.

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