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Originally Posted by Liara Covert  One thing I've noticed about secular societies is they encourage tolerance and ask people to not openly profess or demonstrate religious beliefs, yet these secualr societies don't stick always to their rules, and it can lead to a slippery slope.
Consider a case in France where school students aren't supposed to wear clothing that reflects their religion. Jews aren't supposed to wear yammakas, Muslims aren't supposed to wear head scarves, ect. A young girl was sent home because she came to school in a head scarf and refused to remove it. This resulted in much hype in the media. Her family requested exceptional treatment. This girl ended up being permitted to wear a headscarf to school. What about the clothes of other religions still banned? |
liara you're contradicting yourself you are saying secular societies like france are tolerant yet are categorically intolerant of allowing children to say, wear crosses to school?
France is not 'tolerant' -ever since its failed 1789 revolution its become increasingly intolerant - especially as it tries to deal with its failed idealogy.... you can be thrown in jail, literally, for saying things the government thinks are 'naughty'