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In reply to the discussion: Denmark bans wearing the burqa in public [View all]GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)These are not false equivalencies. There are tons of examples where religions call for things that we have decided are unacceptable.
Do you believe that under the guise of religion any thing is acceptable? Obviously a rhetorical question and I know your answer because I respect your beliefs.
We in the west have a history and culture, hard earned at times, that we deal with individual people. No one should be allowed to walk around totally veiled. Especially when it is designed to dehumanize females. The men who make the women do this are not victims, but oppressors. In my opinion if you want to live in the west you should show your face.
Your response maybe thats because they are Muslims, and yeah, that may be true. But I like to believe that is because that is the only religion that requires this. I am also opposed to tentents of other religions and the way they treat women.
I really appreciate how we have kept this disagreement respectful. It is so easy to turn to personal insults on the interweb!
I have yet to research it, but my father told me that one of the reasons the clan died was because they were no longer allowed to march in public streets with their faces covered. So I have always seen covered faces in public as a bad thing. Perhaps that is influencing my opinion in a different way than yours.
Plus, I grew up in an evangelical church and saw the way women could so easily be abused by powerful man in such a situation.
I guess we are all influenced by our personal histories.