I see fault in religion, all religion in fact, given  it's been the cause of more wars than anything else throughout history.

Either way...

I might give tonight's discussion a miss.

mellie wrote on Jul 13^th, 2010 at 11:14pm:



If that's NOT a joke, then all other evidence notwithstanding, I'd suggest that you have some serious comprehension and/or perception issues...

Only about 2,000 out of around 5,000,000 Muslims out of a population of approx. 65,000,000, eh!?

Hmmnnn....clearly, in the context of the greatest global financial turmoil of our lifetimes, the massive investment of lawmaking time and resources into the discriminatory banning of the head-dress of 2,000 women (for the sake of vilifying a significant minority group of 5,000,000) was worth the escalation of domestic social unrest and international tensions, then!?

Bigoted fools!

Alright! I'm sure banning the Burqa is going to induce those 5 million or so Muslim citizens to integrate and become happy little Frenchmen in no time at all. The French should let in another seven or so million for good measure; a few million Africans for additional enrichment may be required as well. I would suggest African Muslims, but they are the two in one conditioner and shampoo of the diversity world. To get the maximum amount of shine from your daily diversity routine you need to apply both separately.

muso wrote on Jul 14^th, 2010 at 9:33am:



There's no Gloire in common sense, you English types. Boil your bottoms. And no, there isn't someone else you can talk to...

Equitist wrote on Jul 14^th, 2010 at 8:30am:


Bigoted fools!


That is a major concern to me, that so many who raise the issue of the the burqa are actual, bigoted fools.

I may feel uncomfortable finding myself in such company, and believe me when I say that just seeing some of the people who I agree with on this issue makes me wish I felt differently about it, because I despise them as ignorant, racist, boors, but at the end of the day, the questions remain, should we allow people to wear masks in public because they claim it as a personal, cultural, or religious imperative?

I always come to the same answer, no, it is not reasonable for these people to go about masked in public for such petty reasons.

The issue of wearing apparel as an outward display of your religious convictions is altogether a separate question, and one I have mixed feelings about.
I do see a potential for problems in regard to cultural sensitivities, but I have no issue with adults choosing whatever dress they feel is appropriate, within the bounds of common decency.

So while I may not be the bigot you had in mind, the fact remains that the overwhelming majority of average people and the small minority of bigots, happen to agree that wearing masks in public is not what we want in our society.

So who is telling us we do not have the right to think that way?

Does a venomous, searing hatred count as bigoted?