Banning Burqas is Bad

So now, instead of a war on terror, we should start a war on Islamic fashion?

Is this really the current thinking in the shallow end of the pool?

This is an issue of the most fundamental freedoms guaranteed in our Constitution. Banning the garb of a specific religious sect with no rational justification is a frontal attack on civil liberties.

I believe each and every person on the planet should have the right to choose what they want to wear - or not to wear. Banning the burqa is not the answer.

Religious garb should not be subject to discriminatory laws. If you don’t like the burqa, don’t wear one. But grow up and face the fact that some do choose it, and show some respect for that choice.

Babies and Bathwater

Violence against women is wrong, regardless of who perpetrates the violence, and regardless of their religious convictions.

Focusing on the religion of the perpetrators is a distraction from the fundamental struggle against all violence.

A misunderstanding of the “cycle of violence” reveals a lack of insight into the current plight of women in the world.

What is most disturbing is a pile on with others in attacking a religious tradition, rather than recognizing the importance of divorcing religion from violence.

A universal doctrine of women’s rights does not require a blanket condemnation of religion.