French Report Backs Ban on Veil, Kippa, Cross

Khephra

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Thu Dec-11-03 07:47 AM
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French Report Backs Ban on Veil, Kippa, Cross

French Report Backs Ban on Veil, Kippa, Cross
Thu December 11, 2003 06:09 AM ET

PARIS (Reuters) - A long-awaited report on church- state relations in France advised the government on Thursday to forbid school pupils to wear Muslim veils, Jewish skullcaps or large Christian crosses.

The report presented to President Jacques Chirac said wearing such "conspicuous signs of religion" was contrary to the strict secularism French law requires for state establishments."

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http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=3975605

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Muddleoftheroad

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Thu Dec-11-03 07:55 AM
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1. Yeah, who wants freedom of religion

Ah, Europe it is so enlightened.

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aneerkoinos

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Thu Dec-11-03 12:55 PM
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6. Enlightenment

is beautifull French and European tradition, but I agree that this kind of overzealous secularism goes against liberal values of leben und leben lassen. And it's stupid policy in many ways.

Bun beither is your sweaping generalization France = Europe a mark of rational enlightenment or liberal values, rather it is stupid remark in many ways.

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Paschall

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Thu Dec-11-03 08:06 AM
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2. The Secular Principle

Suggested reading at the French Embassy in the US website:

http://www.ambafrance-us.org/atoz/secular.asp

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BayCityProgressive

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Thu Dec-11-03 10:25 AM
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3. France has had a long history

of being very radical. I don't really see how this law would have any value to the their country but I am keeping an open mind.

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arendt

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Thu Dec-11-03 10:41 AM
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5. Its like no "gang paraphenalia" in the US; it tries to stop cliques...

from advertising and turning school into a running
fight.

Does that make sense?

Sorry to have to compare religions to gangs, but
that's exactly how the fundamentalists of all religions
behave.

arendt

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Commie Pinko Dirtbag

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Thu Dec-11-03 01:35 PM
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7. Why be sorry? It was BRILLIANT! (nt)

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BonjourUSA

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Thu Dec-11-03 10:29 AM
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4. Je te laisse tout seul sur ce coup là !!

;-)

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