would be where one would not be allowed to wear a face cover. Personally, I think the cover is oppressive, but who am I to determine that that is the case for every woman who wears one?

Women - we're damned if we do & damned if we don't.

I'm just a little hesitant to legislate a ban. I would not like legislation requiring me to conform to a religious fashion.

I would prefer that such practices be called out for what they are: Hate Wear. There is nothing religious about clothing. It's all about telling who is one of US and who is one of THEM. With the word them being spoken with a fiery hate.

supportive or respectful of them. They're people just like men, why do they have to be covered?

That they are being forced to be uncovered. If modesty standards in their homeland are so skewed towards covering up completely that some may feel naked if they are forced to dress down.

Conversely again, we do force our women to cover up (and men too) no one is allowed to be naked without penalty, which is also based on religious hangups.

It's not that I "support" non-mandatory religious garb or that I think religious freedom is "more important" than the right to show your face in public. It's that I don't support legislating dress codes beyond certain, limited and reasonable time and place restrictions.

what they can wear, or not wear, in public.

I do not have the authority to tell another that their choice is not a free choice.

I do not have the right to assume that another's choice has been coerced.

But you support conservative Muslim men having that right? Interesting.

Argues that it's ok for a church to force girls to wear a dress.

guillaumeb: "institutions have the right to enforce certain rules"

but I know how this process unfolds.

Not when you have steadfastly refused to EVER back up the claims you make about posts you say you've read.

the claims when asked about them.

Presumably you'd object to, or be ok with the government objecting on your behalf, to everyone running around naked all the time.

but I cannot see a compelling reason to require clothing, except for safety clothing when appropriate.