I agree with Claire here, if we all religious nutters learn to keep religion at home, the world would be much more tolerable to all of us.
I agree with Claire here, if we all religious nutters learn to keep religion at home, the world would be much more tolerable to all of us.
Yes - so do I. Which is why this particular debate is interesting. it seems to be a case of "when does a desire to be secular go so far that it becomes a tool for discrimination"?
I liked userhername's comment about disliking it as much as a prohibition on NOT wearing headscarves (common in some countries, as well as our Western ones not THAT long ago).
Last edited by closedcasket; 23-07-2013 at 04:23 PM.
Where is the border? Is a headscarfed mother in the wrong for picking her child up from school? For entering the school to go to a PTA meeting or a discussion about her child? If they volunteer to help out fundraising or at the school fete? Or on a school trip?
I agree - for standard "school" functions - teachers etc, in classrooms, in lessons - no religion. But the above - there is a line somewhere but is it really as black and white as some of you think?
May be you misunderstood, when I said keep religion at home, I meant practice it at home, surely go to temple/mosque/church, but don't pull it out at any given opportunity.
I am religious but I try to keep my belieft to myself, unless someone asks about it in a discussion I do tell, but I don't go on displaying it.