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SCantiGOP

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7. So the crux of your argument is
Tue Nov 20, 2018, 12:50 AM
Nov 2018

that women are incapable of making a decision as to their religious beliefs on their own?
What utter bullshit.

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If they want to wear this item, I think we should respect that. secondwind Nov 2018 #1
If they want to sacrifice humans as part of their religion is that okay? bitterross Nov 2018 #2
You're comparing a scarf to human sacrifice? marylandblue Nov 2018 #3
Yes, I'm comparing religious mandates to one another. bitterross Nov 2018 #6
Because you are claiming to be the rational one? marylandblue Nov 2018 #18
That's like comparing a paper cut to a decapitation GaYellowDawg Nov 2018 #38
That is a reduction to the absurd. nt Laffy Kat Nov 2018 #31
That is quite a jump! HoosierDebbie Nov 2018 #5
Is it really? How about the religous shame killings? bitterross Nov 2018 #8
That makes absolutely no sense. HoosierDebbie Nov 2018 #10
So women, not behaving to the norms being killed is not the same? bitterross Nov 2018 #52
I'm against murder-- dawg day Nov 2018 #39
Have you never worn anything because it was expected of you? Doodley Nov 2018 #69
So you want to make the rules? nolabear Nov 2018 #4
No, I never suggested that. bitterross Nov 2018 #12
But...it's their bodies, their wishes, their freedom. nolabear Nov 2018 #19
Ah, so free speech is just for the people you approve of. milestogo Nov 2018 #21
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, marylandblue Nov 2018 #24
So the crux of your argument is SCantiGOP Nov 2018 #7
No, PEOPLE are incapable of making their own decisions. bitterross Nov 2018 #9
That just isn't true. dawg day Nov 2018 #37
Yup. That's the gist of it. Ms. Toad Nov 2018 #11
DO NOT CONFLATE RESPECT OF WOMEN W/ RESPECT OF RELIGION bitterross Nov 2018 #14
Youe insistence that women who choose to cover as part of their spiritual practice Ms. Toad Nov 2018 #22
Your expectation that elected officials don't wear head coverings on the job Eric J in MN Nov 2018 #13
No, it's not about not seeing it in my town bitterross Nov 2018 #16
The point is not whether YOU respect her religious doctrine - Ms. Toad Nov 2018 #32
I don't have a religious doctrine that tells me to cover my body. violetpastille Nov 2018 #57
This rule doesn't only affect women. pnwmom Nov 2018 #15
True, and they've been denied for all this time. bitterross Nov 2018 #17
No. You do not get to pass judgment on another person's religious faith. milestogo Nov 2018 #20
Oh yes I do get to call bullshit on mythology. bitterross Nov 2018 #34
What you don't understand about religion would fill the Smithsonian. milestogo Nov 2018 #40
Educate me then. bitterross Nov 2018 #56
There is such a thing as progressive religion marylandblue Nov 2018 #65
Would this argument be advanced if the headwear in question was . . . gratuitous Nov 2018 #23
The answer is even more obvious if you consider neckwear marylandblue Nov 2018 #28
I thought about the question of an RCC Nun in Congress. bitterross Nov 2018 #46
It's a really sexist and offensive argument marylandblue Nov 2018 #58
You are going to tell me men do not make nuns wear habits? bitterross Nov 2018 #62
Probably not, but it should be. bitterross Nov 2018 #44
Or this? OilemFirchen Nov 2018 #48
terrible jcgoldie Nov 2018 #25
This Rizen Nov 2018 #35
Well stated! nt earthshine Nov 2018 #41
Live and let live...even if you don't agree. nt UniteFightBack Nov 2018 #26
We should also throw out the bibles they swear on too!!!!! LeftInTX Nov 2018 #27
reducto ad absurdum bitterross Nov 2018 #50
Pot, kettle, black. GaYellowDawg Nov 2018 #63
So you dispute the premise of male dominance? bitterross Nov 2018 #64
Throwing out the Bibles is a good idea Azathoth Nov 2018 #72
My, you ARE upset today. pangaia Nov 2018 #29
Because I want all humans treated equally? Yes, I am. bitterross Nov 2018 #30
I was educated by Catholic nuns-- dawg day Nov 2018 #33
Thank you. Bfd Nov 2018 #42
I would tell the nun no habit in Congress. bitterross Nov 2018 #49
This is one of those things you might want to let go. sarah FAILIN Nov 2018 #36
Let go the subjugation of women? Why? bitterross Nov 2018 #43
I used to feel that way too lamsmy Nov 2018 #45
It's still all about religous mandates. Your arguments cancel eachother. bitterross Nov 2018 #47
Oh for fuck's sake! Crunchy Frog Nov 2018 #51
I like that response jcgoldie Nov 2018 #53
Oh FFS, he's a grown man who can beat his wife if he wants. bitterross Nov 2018 #54
If you can't see the difference between wearing a scarf and beating the crap out of someone Crunchy Frog Nov 2018 #55
If you haven't read the news of how the two things are intertwined... bitterross Nov 2018 #59
christians and others beat their wives and commit violence also JI7 Nov 2018 #70
Burka is a wahabbi thing JonLP24 Nov 2018 #78
You've got nothing to worry about... GaYellowDawg Nov 2018 #61
Oh FFS, you obviously don't have a real argument GaYellowDawg Nov 2018 #60
If a fundamentalist Christian woman walked in wearing a stylized Handmaid's Tale-style gag Azathoth Nov 2018 #66
Christians do walk in there trying to take away rights from women , lgbt and others JI7 Nov 2018 #71
That's my point Azathoth Nov 2018 #73
that''s because there aren't fundamentalist Muslims elected to office in the US JI7 Nov 2018 #75
When did I compare the headscarf to beating and killing women? Nt Azathoth Nov 2018 #76
Has it occurred to you ... NanceGreggs Nov 2018 #67
I just wonder if this was originally a rule to do away with British style wigs.. 912gdm Nov 2018 #68
I am Jewish and I strongly disagree with your conclusions Gothmog Nov 2018 #74
Why don't you ask the Muslim women their opinion? JonLP24 Nov 2018 #77
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