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In reply to the discussion: Muslim couple denied Swiss citizenship over no handshake [View all]pnwmom
(108,977 posts)How are you supposed to be fully functional member of society if you can't speak to someone of the opposite sex?
Just because a fundamentalist religion requires some unhealthy treatment of women doesn't mean that Switzerland is deliberately trying to screen that religion out. It means that Switzerland is trying to screen out certain BEHAVIORS and to encourage others. The people practicing gender-based discrimination could, if they care about becoming Swiss citizens, decide to make accommodations themselves.
This is not about screening out MUSLIMS -- there are many Muslims here in the NW and I've never met any with the issues mentioned here. It's about screening out men and women, regardless of stated religious beliefs, who can't interact on an adult, equal basis with members of different sexes.